Melvin J. Wick, a 41-year-old fisherman, went missing on February 14, 1985, off the coast of Kodiak, Alaska. He was the captain of the 83-foot fishing vessel named the Alert. Also on board were four other crewmen: Shawn Heaney, Ray Basel, Paul Rowe, and Sveinn Adalsteinsson. The vessel was last seen in the Shelikof Strait heading for the shelter of Bumble Bay while it was accumulating ice.
The disappearance prompted a search for the five crew members and the vessel. However, no trace of
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