Disappearance of the Sarah Joe
- Year
- 1979
- Where
- Hawaii
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
The disappearance of the Sarah Joe was a maritime mystery involving a 17-foot Boston Whaler fishing boat and its five-man crew, who disappeared off the coast of Maui in Hawaii on 11 February 1979. After an extensive search failed to locate the vessel, the case remained unsolved for nearly a decade. In 1988, the boat was discovered on the uninhabited Taongi Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 2,054 miles (3,306 km) from…
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- 5 - "The Dream Slayer" Victor Licata & The Crew of the Sarah JoeThe Dark Side Diaries · 2020
- The Disappearance of the Sarah Joe CrewThe Brothers Commonplace · 2020
- Returned: The Sarah JoeThe Final Trace · 2026
- The Oceanic Odyssey: The Sarah Joe MysteryThe Escape Artists · 2026
- The Trail Went Cold - Episode 116 - The Sarah JoeThe Trail Went Cold · 2019
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