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Benjamin Day

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Benjamin Day, a 21-year-old from Bass Harbor, Maine, went missing on February 24, 1991. He was one of three crew members aboard the fishing vessel *Risky Business*, which sank while dragging for scallops off the coast of Frenchboro, Maine. Along with Benjamin, Norman Closson, III, and Lawrence Robbins were also aboard the vessel, and all three were presumed lost at sea.

Despite extensive search efforts, neither the men nor their boat was recovered immediately following the sinking. The ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 24, 1991
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    Victim Details

    Oct 07, 2019

    Apr 11, 2024

    Benjamin

    Day

    54

    21

    69 inches

    175 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Feb 24, 1991

    Bass Harbor

    Maine

    Hancock County

    No

    308

    64699

    Maine Marine Patrol - Division II

    Lamoine

    Maine

    Hancock County

    04605

    Colin MacDonald

    Sergeant

    22 Coaling Station Lane, Maine

    2076673373

    State

    Law Enforcement

    MP91-0224

    1991-02-25

    Maine Marine Patrol - Division II

    na

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    12/02/2025


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    Has anyone here looked into the weather reports from the day the *Risky Business* sank? I've read a ... ...Read More
    01/11/2024
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