On February 14, 1985, a then 24-year-old crewman named Shawn Heaney, along with four other men, disappeared into the unforgiving waters of Alaska. Heaney was aboard the 83-foot fishing vessel, the Alert, which was captained by Mel Wick. The rest of the crew consisted of Ray Basel, Paul Rowe, and Sveinn Adalsteinsson. The vessel was last seen in the Shelikof Strait, reportedly heading for the shelter of Bumble Bay as it was accumulating ice. The circumstances surrounding their disappearance point
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