The U.S. Coast Guard just announced it has suspended the active search for a man reported overboard north of Unimak Island in the Bering Sea.
Searchers covered 64 square miles over 10 hours.
The Coast Guard said it received a report this morning from the Seafreeze Alaska that a crewmember of the F/V Seeker had gone overboard.
State records list the owner of the 98-foot Seeker as James M. Seavers, of Newport, Ore.
The Coast Guard has not named the missing man.
A Coast Guard helicopter completed one search of the area, returned to Cold Bay to refuel, and then did a second search.
Shortly thereafter the cutter Alex Haley arrived on scene to assist in the search.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the missing man," said Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Chris Cole. "The decision to end a search is one of the most difficult choices to make as a search and rescue controller."
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