Rear Admiral Michael (Yomi) Barkay (1935-1999)| Former Commander in Chief, Israeli Navy

Yomi received the message that his brother Boomie (DAKAR’s Deputy Commander) is missing while commanding DAKAR’s sister ship, the LEVIATHAN. On 28 May 1999, Admiral Alex Tal, Commander in Chief of the Israeli Navy, personally called to inform Yomi that the American search team had found DAKAR. That same day, a 31 years of wait for his brother’s whereabouts ended immediately after he received the message when Yomi committed suicide.