Ronald Lee Ott was 25 and living in Dillingham, Alaska, when he was pulled overboard from the fishing vessel Sprint of the North on July 17, 1986. The incident occurred at about 61 degrees North, 177 degrees West in the Bering Sea while he and the crew were setting crab pots. Crewmates witnessed him go overboard and notified the Alaska State Troopers, who opened a missing person case. Despite a search, Ronald was never seen again.

Ronald had brown hair and blue eyes. The account emphasizes the remoteness and danger of the location and the difficulty of conducting an immediate rescue in those frigid, unpredictable waters.

If anyone was on or near the Sprint of the North in July 1986 or has information about Ronald Ott’s disappearance, please share what is known.