Brian Creelman, 41, was crewmember aboard the crab boat F/V Lady C when the vessel sank in the Kennedy Entrance near Perl Island, Alaska, on August 21, 1984. He is described as a Caucasian man with graying hair and blue eyes, about five feet, eight inches tall. The boat went down roughly five to six miles south of Perl Island; debris was left on the surface and the sinking is attributed to a catastrophic failure of the vessel’s integrity.

Creelman was wearing a survival suit during the incident. Survivors later reported having to remove his suit, but the reports do not provide clear detail about why or what happened next in the frigid waters. The Alaska State Troopers investigated the disappearance under case number 840024926, and he remains listed as a missing person.

There are limited public details about the final moments aboard the Lady C or Creelman’s fate. Did anyone who served on that vessel or worked in the Alaska crab fleet have memories or information that could help clarify what happened that night?