In all , losses Earnings_and_losses from the unnamed storm Catastrophe reached Achieve $ 7.4 million ( 1987 USD ) and one person was reported Reporting missing after being thrown Motion overboard a boat in rough seas .

Offshore , the captain of a snapper boat fell Motion overboard and went Self_motion missing ; he was later presumed Coming_to_believe to have drowned Death .

Helicopters began Process_start to clog Hindering ship decks and eventually , some were pushed Motion overboard to allow Preventing_or_letting others to land Body_movement .

What happened next has been subject to debate Communication , with the second-in-command , Lieutenant John Edwards claiming Statement that Courtenay had been killed Killing and he was thrown overboard as was the custom at the time .