Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP60650)
Lawrence Wayne Robbins, known also by the nickname Larry, was 36 years old when he was last known to have contact on February 24, 1991, in Bernard, a village in Tremont, Maine, in Hancock County. NamUs lists him as a White/Caucasian male, 6 feet 1 inch tall and approximately 175 pounds, with blond or strawberry-colored hair and blue eyes. The case is recorded in NamUs as MP60650, and the public case information identifies the Maine Marine Patrol - Division II as the investigating agency.
The circumstances available publicly are brief but deeply sobering. Lawrence was the captain of the fishing vessel Risky Business, which was reported to have sunk off Frenchboro, Maine. Online case listings describe his disappearance in connection with that vessel and place the last known contact on February 24, 1991. A Websleuths case discussion, drawing from NamUs listings for the men connected to the same incident, also identifies Lawrence as the captain of Risky Business and states that the boat sank off Frenchboro.
At the time he disappeared, Lawrence was associated with Bernard, Maine, while the incident itself is tied to the waters off Frenchboro, an island community off the Maine coast. The public details suggest a working day at sea that turned into a tragedy, with a fishing vessel lost and Lawrence not returning home. Uncovered’s case page lists Bernard, Maine, February 24, 1991, and the NamUs number MP60650, while summarizing the core circumstance in a single stark line: he was the captain of Risky Business, the fishing vessel that sank off Frenchboro.
The available identifying information gives a fuller picture of the man at the center of the case. NamUs data provided for the case describes Lawrence as having a scar on his right lower abdomen and a tattoo on his left bicep depicting a pot leaf and mushrooms with the words “Get Crazy.” He was reportedly wearing a black leather jacket, gray jeans, a white T-shirt, and black hip boots. Those details are the kind preserved in missing-person records not merely as facts, but as ways of keeping a person recognizable and remembered after time has passed.
The case was reported to the Maine Marine Patrol - Division II on February 25, 1991, according to the agency information in the public NamUs case data. The investigating agency is listed in Lamoine, Maine, with the agency case number MP91-01326. DNA reference information in the public case data indicates a son was listed as a DNA relationship, with the sample status marked pending and the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory identified as the lab location. Those entries reflect the long-term nature of the case and the continued importance of maintaining records that could one day help bring answers.
Publicly available sources do not provide a detailed sequence of what happened aboard Risky Business, nor do they describe a confirmed recovery. What remains clear is that Lawrence Wayne Robbins was a 36-year-old captain from Bernard, Maine, last known to have contact on February 24, 1991; he was connected to the fishing vessel Risky Business, which sank off Frenchboro; and his case remains recorded in national missing-person resources under NamUs MP60650. At its heart, this is the story of a man lost in a maritime disaster, a family and community left without the certainty they deserved, and a case preserved so that Lawrence’s name, circumstances, and identifying details are not forgotten.Last Seen: Feb 24, 1991
