Gregory Donmac Klingenberg was 29 and a crew member aboard the 112-foot trawler Uyak II when the vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska on November 5, 1987. The trawler went down about 20 miles south of Sitkalidak Island, roughly 60 nautical miles south of Kodiak. Two of the six crew – the captain and one deckhand – were rescued from a life raft, but four crewmen, including Klingenberg, were not found.

The other three men never recovered were identified as Rogerio N. Jamie, Donald Brand, and Hee K. Charlie Im. After an extensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard and nearby commercial vessels, all four were presumed lost at sea.

This remains a stark example of the hazards faced by commercial fishermen in Alaskan waters. Does anyone have information about Gregory Klingenberg or memories of the Uyak II and its crew?