April 25, 2007: JUNEAU, Alaska The Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued 13 people from a life raft after the 38-foot charter vessel Halibut Endeavor capsized near Homer. The Homer Police Department received a call from one of the passengers, stating that the vessel was taking on water. The Coast Guard was…
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Three Rescued After Grounding of Vessel
April 26, 2007: JUNEAU, Alaska A Coast Guard helicopter from Sitka rescued three people from the trawling vessel “Sea Bear“, after it ran aground in the Klag Bay area. The three were transported to Sitka after being located on a nearby shore with their skiff. Source: U.S. Coast Guard
FISHERMEN RESCUED FROM SINKING VESSEL “RISKY BUSINESS”
March 13, 2007: Five fishermen were hoisted to safety after the 53-foot fishing vessel, Risky Business, became disabled and started to sink. A 7:48 am call alerted Air Station Kodiak that the Risky Business was listing to port, and was heading to Kodiak. At noon they further reported a mechanical…
SEARCH FOR LADY LUCK AND CREW SUSPENDED
BOSTON. At 2 a.m. on February 2, 2007 the Coast Guard received an electronic signal from the 52-foot commercial fishing vessel, Lady Luck, indicating the vessel may be in distress. The signal did not include any information on its position. An urgent marine broadcast was sent out at 2:55 a.m.…
SEARCH CALLED OFF FOR CREW OF SUNKEN FISHING VESSEL
BOSTON. On January 27, 2007 the Coast Guard began its search for the fishing vessel Lady of Grace and it four-person crew, who never arrived in New Bedford Harbor at its expected time. Last contact with Lady of Grace was reportedly with the fishing vessel Lisa Ann II, by e-mail…
FISHING BOAT SINKS, FOUR CREWMEN MISSING
Four crewmen from the 43-foot fishing vessel “Ash” have been reported missing after the boat capsized and sunk at the entrance to the Rogue River in Oregon. At 3:40pm on December 16th, 2006, the Coast Guard received a report that the vessel had overturned and was sinking. The vessel was…
Search Called Off for Missing Crewman
October 20, 2006 On Thursday night, October 19th, the search for the 26-year-old missing crewman of the Ocean Challenger was officially called off. Officials had searched more than 1,730 square miles in the North Pacific for two days. After 48 hours there is very little chance of survival in water…
Alaska Fishing Boat Ocean Challenger Sinks, 1 Survivor found, 2 Dead and 1 still missing
The 58-foot commercial fishing Ocean Challenger capsized Wednesday in the stormy Pacific Ocean, 90 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska. Four were on board the fishing boat. Moments before the boat capsized, the fishermen launched a life raft, but none of them were able to get in it, overtaken by…
Medevac of Injured Fisherman
On July 5, 2006, Peter Horn, 54, suffered chest pains and mutiple abrasionas and lacerations to his abdomen when a rigging form the 50-foot vessel, Ann Elizabeth, fell overboard, taking him with it. Horn was pinned between the cable and hull of the vessel. His shipmates helped him back aboard…
Overturned Boat, Missing Man
At around 11:30 pm on May 7, 2006, the 30-foot fishing vessel, Lady Alliene, AKA Calico Dog, had two crewmen aboard when it overturned on its way into Unalaska Bay near Dutch Harbor. The boat was returning from cod fishing, and had 2,700 pounds of cod on deck, when the…