William Hokanson, Sr.

Missing

On March 25, 1990, William "Hokey" Hokanson Sr., 44, and his 19-year-old son, William Jr., went missing during a fishing trip on their vessel, the *Sol-e-Mar*, in the Atlantic Ocean near Rhode Island. They set out from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, intending to fish off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. A brief, four-second distress call from William Jr. was received by the U.S. Coast Guard, but it was followed by a hoax call. This hoax misled the Coast Guard, causing a delay in the search effort. By ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 25, 1990

Missing Person / NamUs

5509DMRI - William Hokanson

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