On April 2, 1980, 23-year-old Kim Donald Hanlin was aboard the commercial fishing vessel Cloverleaf when the boat capsized and sank near Sutwick Island while traveling from Kodiak to Chignik. The capsizing threw crew into cold Alaskan waters; the captain survived but Kim and another crew member did not. Kim had brown hair and green eyes and may have been wearing a survival suit when the vessel went down.

An extensive search followed, but no body was ever recovered. The Alaska State Troopers still list Kim as a missing person, and he is presumed to have drowned in the accident. The lack of a recovery has left uncertainty for his family and community.

If anyone has information about the Cloverleaf sinking or Kim Hanlin’s last movements, please share what is known.