The U.S. Coast Guard and good Samaritans are searching for five people from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized near Point Couverden in Icy Strait.
The boat involved is the Wind Walker, the Coast Guard says.
The Anchorage Daily News reports the Wind Walker was heading back out to continue halibut and black cod fishing, with poor weather forecast in the area.
The Coast Guard, in a report to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, reports the following:
10/19/2024 WIND WALKER A crewmember experienced a medical issue, and the vessel requested a MEDEVAC. The vessel arrived in port prior to a Coast Guard response.
So sad!
ReplyDeleteThe Seattle Times has posted a picture of the Wind Walker:
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The Coast Guard has suspended its search for the missing people:
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The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of the missing people:
ReplyDeleteTravis Kapp
Jacob Hannah
Alex Ireland
Emilio Celaya-Talamanter
Michael Brown
A Coast Guard spokeswoman advises the names are "pending verification internally and with the Alaska State Troopers for accuracy."
Kapp, of Sitka, is the owner of the F/V Wind Walker, the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission database shows.
Corrected spelling, per the Coast Guard:
ReplyDeleteEmilio Celaya-Talamantez
The Anchorage Daily News reports the Wind Walker was heading back out to continue halibut and black cod fishing, with poor weather forecast in the area.
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The Coast Guard, in a report to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, reports the following:
ReplyDelete10/19/2024
WIND WALKER
A crewmember experienced a medical issue, and the vessel
requested a MEDEVAC. The vessel arrived in port prior to a Coast Guard response.
https://meetings.npfmc.org/CommentReview/DownloadFile?p=3015fc94-15ac-408a-a3b8-301d518dbb7c.pdf&fileName=B6%20USCG%20Report.pdf
Two bodies have been recovered:
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