Missing David Raul Pennisi Pennisi, approximately 2004; The Relentless Date reported missing : 06/21/2004 Missing location (approx) : San Francisco, California Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/24/1962 (58) Age at the time of disappearance: 41 years old Height / Weight : Unknown Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair. Pennisi's nickname is Rowdy. He is of Italian descent. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Pennisi and his crew member, 24-year-old Michael Odom, were last seen on the 50-foot steel-hulled trawler Relentless off the coast of San Francisco, California on June 21, 2004. They were last tracked by the vessel-monitoring system at 2:00 a.m. They had caught their fill of fish and were on the way home. The ship's distress beacon went off at 4:40 a.m. The Coast Guard launched an extensive search, but they never found the boat or either of the missing men. They are presumed lost at sea. A photo of the Relentless is posted with this case summary. Pennisi's family believes the boat was rammed and sunk by the Bum Chin, a nearby South Korean chemical carrier. Pennisi left behind a large family, including five brothers, three sisters, one stepsister, his father and stepmother, his wife, two sons and one stepdaughter. He fished off many ports in California, Oregon and Alaska. Photographs and information for Odom are unavailable. Both men are presumed dead. Other information and links : ncy United States Coast Guard September 2021 updates and sources The Monterey Herald Find the Relentless San Francisco Weekly October 12, 2004. September 16, 2010; . |