The Captain of an Alaskan fishing vessel is being hailed a hero after jumping into the water to save one of his crew after their vessel capsized near Kodiak Island on Monday. Part of the rescue was captured on video from a U.S. Guard helicopter. According to the Coast Guard and good samaritans who assisted with the rescue, there were four people on board the fishing … [Read more...]
Search Suspended for Six Missing Crew of F/V Destination in Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspend the search for the six missing crew members of the crab fishing vessel Destination, which is believed to have sunk Saturday in the Bering Sea amid snow and freezing temperatures. The Coast Guard said the search was suspended Monday afternoon after covering approximately 5,730 square nautical miles to the off St. George Island, a small … [Read more...]
WATCH: Fishing Vessel Battles Chetco River Bar (Nearly Loses)
Check out this amazing video posted to facebook showing an inbound fishing vessel crossing the Chetco River (Brooking) bar near Brooking, Oregon. The footage is grainy but if you watch and listen closely it's easy to see what's happening. According to the person narrating, the video shows the 24-meter dungeness crab vessel F/V Pacific Hooker battle a strong … [Read more...]
Weather Hampers Search for Survivors from Sunken Fishing Trawler
SEOUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - More than 50 people remain missing a day after a South Korean fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia's far eastern Chukotka region as severe weather conditions hampered a rescue operation, officials said on Tuesday. Eight people - a Russian official, a South Korean crew member, three Filipinos and three Indonesians - have been … [Read more...]
Video: Killer Whale Launches Sea Lion 20 Feet Into The Air
On August 15, a sea lion in Ketchikan, Alaska found itself using a fishing boat as cover from a preying killer whale. Unfortunately for the sea lion however, the boat couldn't stick around forever. Let's all just assume that the sea lion made it out of there safe and sound. … [Read more...]
Caption Contest – “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”
This series of images were allegedly taken by a fisherman off the coast of Panama. Rumor has it... the boat sank, the fisherman were rescued, and the marlin got away. Provide your best caption in comments section below... Photos courtesy of Marlin Magazine's Facebook page. … [Read more...]
Coast Guard releases report on sinking of Alaska Ranger
Photo: A crew member of the Alaska Ranger is taken on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro. The Alaska Ranger began taking on water 120 miles west of Dutch Harbor March 23, 2008.(U.S. Coast Guard Photo by CGC Munro) WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard released Wednesday its final report of the investigation into the March 23, 2008, sinking of the fish-processing vessel Alaska … [Read more...]