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Into the Depths: The Vanishing of Dennis Olberding and the F/V Barbarossa
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Into the Depths: The Vanishing of Dennis Olberding and the F/V Barbarossa
Posted by admin on May 13, 2025, 21:59 92 0

The Disappearance of Dennis Olberding

On February 10, 1991, Dennis Joseph Olberding, a 38-year-old relief captain from Kodiak, Alaska, vanished along with five other crew members aboard the 98-foot steel crab fishing vessel, F/V Barbarossa. The vessel was last reported approximately 30 miles west of St. George Island in the Bering Sea. The crew included Captain George Brandenburg, Donald Bright, Timothy Schmitt, Darrell Gross, and Brian McPherson. 

The Final Voyage

The F/V Barbarossa embarked on a routine crab fishing expedition in the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea. In the early hours of February 10, the U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call from the vessel around 1:00 AM. Despite immediate search efforts, no trace of the boat or its crew was found. ...Read More

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