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Missing Person: George August Brandenburg
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#1621
SourceNamus MissingUpdated May 19, 2026
Missing Person · Unknown
35 years waiting · since 1991

Missing Person: George August Brandenburg

Justice is overdue — the trail went cold in 1991, but the truth hasn't.

NamUs case MP67271. Missing person: George August Brandenburg. Last known contact: 1991-02-10 in Dillingham, Dillingham, AK. Circumstances: George was last seen on 02/10/1991 aboard the 98 foot steel crab fishing vessel, Barbarossa, which was lost in the Bering Sea about 30 miles west of St. George Island. The Coast Guard received a distress call from the boat around 1:00am but searches did not locate the boat or the crewmen. It is presumed that the boat capsized and sank. George is missing with five other crewmen including Donald Bright (MP #66651), Dennis Olberding (MP #66824), Timothy Schmitt (MP #67212), Darrell Gross (MP #66865), and Brian McPherson (MP #66996). Demographics: 39 years, Male, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 5 ft 10 in, 165 lbs, hair: Brown, eyes: Brown. Investigating agency: Alaska State Troopers | 910010518.

Case
#1621
SourceNamus MissingUpdated May 19, 2026

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Incident:February 10, 1991
Last Updated:May 21, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:February 10, 1991
Last Updated:May 21, 2026

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Phone: 9072695511
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