Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP3291)
Eric Ahlin was 66 years old when he was last known to have contact in New London, Connecticut, on July 6, 1992. Public missing-person records describe him as a White/Caucasian male, 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 145 pounds, with gray or partially gray hair and hazel eyes. His case is listed in NamUs as Missing Person / NamUs #MP3291, with New London, Connecticut, recorded as the place he was last seen.
The publicly available details are limited, but they point to a quiet and deeply troubling disappearance centered not on a street corner or residence, but on the water.
The central circumstance reported in Eric’s case is that he was last seen on a boat named Dream One in New London. The vessel is described in public case information as a 24-foot blue and white sailboat. That detail gives the case a distinct maritime setting: a man in his later years, associated with a small sailboat, vanishing from a coastal Connecticut city along Long Island Sound. Beyond that, the public record does not provide a detailed timeline of who last saw him, what plans he may have had, what conditions were like, or whether the boat was later recovered. The absence of those details leaves many unanswered questions and makes the case especially painful for anyone who cared about him.
Eric’s disappearance was later documented through national missing-person systems and public awareness databases, ensuring that his name and identifying information remained available to investigators, families, advocates, and members of the public who might come across relevant information. NamUs identifies the case as MP3291 and lists the date of last contact as July 6, 1992. Uncovered also lists the same NamUs number, date missing, age at incident, physical description, and New London location, reflecting the sparse but consistent public record that has followed the case for decades.
The investigating agency connected to the case is the Waterford Police Department in Connecticut. Public municipal information for the department lists its location at 41 Avery Lane in Waterford and provides the department’s main phone number as 860-442-9451, the same agency contact associated with the case information. Although New London is listed as the last known location, the Waterford Police Department is the agency tied to the investigation, and the public record continues to preserve Eric’s identifying details for anyone who may have information.
Decades after Eric Ahlin was last seen, the publicly available story remains brief but significant: a 66-year-old man with gray hair and hazel eyes was last known to be aboard a blue and white 24-foot sailboat named Dream One in New London, Connecticut, on July 6, 1992, and his case was entered into NamUs as MP3291. There is no widely available public narrative explaining what happened after that last contact, and the lack of detail should not lessen the human weight of the case. At its heart, this is the story of a man whose final known connection was to a small sailboat on the Connecticut coast, a family and community left without clear answers, and a missing-person case that remains defined by a few essential facts: Eric Ahlin, age 66, last seen in New London, Connecticut, associated with Dream One, and still remembered through public missing-person records.Last Seen: Jul 6, 1992
