On February 11, 1979, five friends from Hana, Maui—Benjamin "Ben" Kalama, Scott Moorman, Patrick Woessner, Peter Hanchett, and Ralph Malaiakini—set out on a fishing trip aboard the Sarah Joe.
They never came back.
No mayday call. No wreckage. No trace.
For nearly a decade, the ocean kept its secret—until a shocking discovery 2,000 miles away raised even deeper questions:
Who buried Scott Moorman’s body on a deserted atoll?
And what really happened to the other four men?
In this episode of Beneath the Palms, we explore:
The timeline of the Sarah Joe’s disappearance and discovery.
Theories about the fate of the missing crew.
The chilling mysteries that still haunt Hana to this day.
👤 Have Information? Contact Authorities:📞 Hawaiʻi Police Department: 808-529-3111
📞 CrimeStoppers Honolulu: 808-955-8300
🔗 Sources & References:📰 The Maui News – "40 years later, mystery still surrounds the Sarah Joe and its five Hana fishermen who didn’t return." → Read More
🎥 Unsolved Mysteries – "Lost Hawaiian Fishermen" → Watch Episode
📖 Cold Case Explorations – "The Disappearance of Five Men Aboard the Sarah Joe" → Read Here
🌍 Wikipedia – Bokak Atoll – Environmental and geographical context → View Entry
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🎶 Intro & Outro Music: Obsession by Yoza
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