At about 8:30 a.m. on March 30, 2015, the crew of the Hear No Evil notified the Coast Guard that Michael J. Willett had fallen overboard about 37 miles southeast of Nantucket. The ship's crew, the crews of nearby vessels, and the Coast Guard searched by air and sea. Mr. Willett's body was discovered by the Air Station Cape Cod helicopter crew at about 1 a.m. the next day.