Joseph Randy Knutson, 26, a Sitka fisherman and owner-operator of the 40-foot power troller Camelot, disappeared at sea on January 5, 1986. He left Sitka Harbor between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., bound for rockfish grounds beyond Salisbury Sound with 35-year-old crewman Richard Rich Behmlander. Both men were expected back January 9 but never returned.

A friend reported the Camelot and its crew missing to the Coast Guard on January 13, prompting a four-day search that found no wreckage, debris, or sign of the men or vessel; active search efforts were suspended on January 17. The Alaska State Troopers were later assigned the case, which remains unresolved. Knutson and Behmlander were last seen possibly wearing yellow rain gear as they went out that morning.

What did anyone in Sitka see or hear about the Camelot after January 5, 1986?