Gregory Klingenberg Missing Person Case

Jan 01, 1970

Jan 01, 1970

Gregory

Klingenberg

29

Male

On November 5, 1987, 29-year-old Gregory Donmac Klingenberg, a resident of Kodiak, Alaska, was working as a crew member aboard the fishing vessel Uyak II. The 112-foot trawler was navigating the Gulf of Alaska, approximately 20 miles south of Sitkalidak Island and 60 nautical miles south of Kodiak, when the unthinkable occurred. Under circumstances that pointed to a sudden and catastrophic event, the Uyak II capsized and sank into the frigid waters. This tragic incident would set in motion a desperate search and a heart-wrenching loss for multiple families. The sinking of the Uyak II prompted an immediate and extensive search effort by the U.S. Coast Guard and other commercial fishing vessels in the area. Miraculously, two of the six crew members, the vessel's captain and one deckhand, were found and rescued from one of the ship's life rafts. Their survival offered a glimmer of hope in the vast and unforgiving expanse of the Alaskan sea. However, as the search continued, the hope for finding the remaining four crew members began to fade with each passing hour. Despite the valiant efforts of the search and rescue teams, Gregory Klingenberg and three other crewmen were never found. The four men lost alongside Gregory were identified as Rogerio N. Jamie, Donald Brand, and Hee K. "Charlie" Im. Following the exhaustive but unsuccessful search, all four were presumed to be deceased, lost to the depths of the Gulf of Alaska. The disappearance of Gregory Klingenberg remains a painful memory of the dangers faced by those who make their living on the sea, a reminder of a day when the ocean claimed four lives, leaving behind families to grapple with an immeasurable loss.

Nov 05, 1987

Kodiak

Alaska

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07/27/2026