The U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers are searching for a 34-year-old Port Graham man missing since Nov. 30.
Ryan Meganack was last seen leaving Port Graham around 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 in an 18-foot skiff heading toward Passage Island.
Bill Colclough is a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard. He says a number of search parties are looking for Meganack.
"The Coast Guard, the Alaska State Troopers, a NOAA research vessel, the Village of Port Graham and several good Samaritan vessels conducted an extensive search area that encompasses approximately 15 miles by 11 miles from English Bay to Cook Inlet," said Colclough.
Alaska State Troopers are currently searching the surface waters using the P/V Augustine. Search parties combed the shoreline from the village of Port Graham to Nanwalek using flashlights on Nov. 30.
A good Samaritan vessel found Meganack’s skiff near the southeast side of Passage Island. It was swamped, with the keys in the ignition and debris in the water.
Colclough says the search conditions have been challenging.
"It’s currently snowing. This afternoon, conditions on scene were about one to two foot seas and winds of about 23 miles per hour," he said.
Anyone with information about Meganack’s whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Coast Guard’s Anchorage Command Center at 907-428-4100.