Bill James, 64, was aboard a boat near Duck Bay on Afognak Island on July 16, 1982, when a boating accident occurred. The specifics of the incident are not clear in available material, but Mr. James was never seen again after that day. He was described as a Black or African American man, six feet tall, about 175 pounds, with gray or partly gray hair and brown eyes.

He was last reported wearing Levis jeans, a shirt, overalls, a blue Adirondack parka, a hooded sweatshirt, suspenders, hip chest waders with corks on the bottom, and a green cap. The Alaska State Troopers were notified and opened a case on July 17, 1982. No recovery or definitive information about his fate has been reported.

Does anyone remember details about Duck Bay in July 1982 or have information about Bill James’s boat or companions?