Richard Harold Bennett was 28 when he disappeared from the fishing vessel Normar II during a voyage in the Bering Sea. The vessel reportedly swamped and capsized in early September 1986; one account gives the last known location as about 70 miles northeast of the Pribilof Islands on September 9, 1986, while another places the capsizing on September 11, 1986, about 120 miles northeast of Saint Paul Island. Bennett was one of four crew members lost, along with Kenneth Ridgley, Fred Halsworth, and Annabelle Moser.

A large search and rescue effort followed: the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Boutwell, a helicopter, two C-130 aircraft and 38 fishing vessels searched the area, but no survivors or wreckage were found. The account emphasizes the remoteness and harsh conditions of the Bering Sea and notes that the lack of recovered evidence has left the families without closure.

Does anyone have memories of the Normar II, its crew, or information about the search that could add detail to this record?