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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
Last Seen: Mar 25, 1990
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Jul 30, 2014
Jun 27, 2022
William
Hokanson, Sr.
79
44
67 inches
200 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Mar 25, 1990
Atlantic Ocean
Rhode Island
Newport County
204
5567
Massachusetts State Police
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Bristol County
02740
888 Purchase St., Massachusetts
5089970711
State
Law Enforcement
2014-104-492
Massachusetts State Police
Brown
Blue
Blue
11/19/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
It's been years, yet the mystery of the Sol-e-Mar still haunts Maine's fishing communities. I’ve b... ...Read More
04/21/2024
04/21/2024
Hey all, just found something interesting while looking into the Hokanson case. There's been a lot o... ...Read More
12/23/2023
12/23/2023
Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking about the technical aspects of the Sol-e-Mar case and how things ... ...Read More
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
