Disappearances

Some of the crewmembers in Return of the Obra Dinn disappear between dioramas rather than have a dedicated death scene. This page lists disappearances by chapter.

In addition to the characters below, the body of seaman George Shirley is not seen in the game as a cannon blasts him off the ship in. He is not listed as having disappeared, though.

Chapter IV, The Calling
Mermaids pull both victims into the ocean where they presumably drown. Thus, their bodies are not accessible to the inspector and they have no dedicated dioramas.
 * Seaman Alarcus Nikishin
 * Seaman Aleksei Toporov

Chapter VII, The Doom
These three men take a lifeboat in, and the Kraken throws their boat in the air in. Their bodies cannot be accessed but the inspector can assume that they drowned during the battle.
 * Purser Duncan McKay
 * Seaman Alexander Booth
 * Seaman Nathan Peters

The Kraken grabs the following crewmembers, and this is either shown directly or happens off screen, as they are seen near tentacles but not seen ever again.
 * Topman Omid Gul, can be seen falling into the ocean in.
 * Helmsman Finley Dalton, held by a tentacle in.
 * Topman Wei Lee, a tentacle pulls him off the rigging in.
 * Bosun's mate Charles Miner, is last seen fighting a tentacle in . In, Fourth Mate John Davies implies that the Kraken tore Miner apart.

Chapter IX, Escape
Four characters leave the ship on a lifeboat and end up in Africa. They are still alive in Morocco by the time the game starts. Their departure, which gives the chapter its name, is seen in and.
 * Surgeon Henry Evans
 * Passenger Emily Jackson
 * Passenger Jane Bird
 * Fourth Mate's Steward Davey James