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Case Description
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John Anstess, a 55-year-old British sailor, disappeared on December 11, 2006, off the coast of Cape Blanco, Oregon. Anstess and two other men, Richard Beckman and David Rodman, were delivering a 44-foot catamaran called the *Cat Shot* from Cape Town, South Africa, to Seattle, Washington. The last recorded communication from the crew was on December 8, when they departed San Francisco after a brief stop for fuel and provisions.
The vessel encountered a powerful storm with 40-foot waves a ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 08, 2006
The vessel encountered a powerful storm with 40-foot waves a ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 08, 2006
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Oct 11, 2022
Jan 05, 2024
John
Anstess
72
55
69 inches
160 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Dec 08, 2006
Cape Blanco
Oregon
Curry County
No
196
119840
Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office
Montesano
Washington
Grays Harbor County
98563
100 West Broadway Avenue, Washington
3602493711
County
Law Enforcement
07-324
Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office
Brown
Blue
Blue
No
11/22/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else been captivated by the peculiar circumstances around the *Cat Shot* disaster? I keep... ...Read More
11/15/2024
11/15/2024
Has anyone else here noticed the eerie coincidence about the timing of the storm that hit the *Cat S... ...Read More
03/17/2024
03/17/2024
Hey folks, I was diving back into the mysterious disappearance of John Anstess and his crew on the *... ...Read More
04/02/2023
04/02/2023
