Case Details
- Photo URLs:
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 02/11/2017
- Missing From:
- Missing From Bering Sea, Alaska
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/14/1961 (63)
- Age:
- Age 55 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 195 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying blond hair, brown eyes. O’Grady’s nickname is Larry.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In February 2017, a fishing boat named the *Destination*, carrying six men including O’Grady, left Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to catch crab. The boat, carrying 10,000 pounds of bait, was on its way to St. Paul, Alaska. Around 6:15 a.m. on February 11th, its tracking system stopped working, and an emergency beacon went off.
The Coast Guard searched, finding only the emergency beacon and a life ring. After two and a half days, they called off the search, declaring all six men lost at sea.
Investigations showed the boat was dangerously unstable and the captain should not have sailed in such bad weather. Freezing spray likely made the boat top-heavy, causing it to sink. The *Destination’s* wreckage was later found on the seafloor, but the bodies of the captain and crew were never recovered. They were declared legally dead.
- Agency:
- Alaska State Troopers 907-269-5511
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 02/11/2017