Civilian spokesman Cory Cichoracki says the Coast Guard is asking mariners in the areas to share updates on the vessel.
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Anchorage, Alaska – A fishing ship sank near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, 46 members of the cabin crew were saved by two other ships that are now heading to the port in Adak.
It was reported that the 46 crew-members aboard the catcher-processor had donned survival suits and had abandoned the vessel in three survival rafts.
Four vessels, including the Spar Canis bulk carrier, diverted from their routes to help.
The ships then began a 13-hour voyage to port in Adak, Alaska.
The crew members of the stricken Alaska Juris were transported to the port in Adak, Alaska.
The catcher-processor Alaska Juris can be seen visibly listing as it is taking on water. He said the crew members did not require medical attention. However, preliminary reports suggest “mechanical problems’ in the boat’s engine room, stated Lt. Joseph Schlosser of the U.S. Coast Guard”.
A second Good Samaritan vessel has arrived to help rescue 46 people who abandoned a fishing boat in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Weather on scene was calm seas and limited visibility, nothing risky, reported the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is also sending two helicopters, and it has a military transport plane in the vicinity.
The Alaska Juris is owned by Renton, Washington-based Fishing Co. of Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
He added: “Emergencies can occur at any time in Alaska’s vast and extreme environment, and the good Samaritans’ willingness to respond to the UMIB was paramount to getting the Alaska Juris crew to safety”.
In March 2012, a fisherman on board the Alaska Juris died after a cable snapped and struck him in the head. The NTSB concluded that the likely cause was the loss of the vessel’s rudder, with progressive flooding due to poor watertight integrity of internal bulkheads. Days later, another fisherman was treated for a head injury after a cable snapped aboard the vessel and struck him.
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The Good Samaritans must be trained before hand, to avoid negligence that may put into more risk the lives of the crew members of the vessel with the emergency.
