A Comprehensive Accounting of Alaska Shipwrecks and Losses of Life in Alaskan Waters
February 1, 2007 One crewmember was lost overboard from the vessel Northern Victor in Udagak Bay while the vessel was at anchor. May 18, 2007 A 66 year old crewmen died aboard the fishing vessel Swee’pea near Montague Strait. June 3, 2007 A 22 year old male crewmember died of injuries suffered aboard the factory …
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February 23, 2006 The 50 foot crab fishing vessel Northern Dawn disappeared west of Dutch Harbor with two crewmen aboard; Scott Trible and Frank Richard. March 1, 2006 Anury Reutov from the Concord was lost after falling off the C-Float in Saint Paul Harbor, Kodiak. March 10, 2006 The 32 foot troller Slayer was lost …
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January 30, 2003 A crewmember was found dead in his bunk of an apparent heart attack aboard the 132 foot steel trawler Golden Dawn 40 miles north of Akutan. March 2, 2003 Carlos Perez, a crewmember of the fishing vessel Northern Victor, jumped overboard and was lost from the trawler Excaliber II six miles northwest …
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January 24, 1999 A crewman was lost overboard from the 100 foot steel crab fishing vessel West Point 30 miles SE of Saint George Island. January 30, 1999 The 36 foot Kavkaz iced up and capsized in rough weather a mile and a half from Point Pogibski in Kachemak Bay with two brothers on board. …
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February 22, 1994 The 171 foot fishing vessel St Matthew capsized 120 miles NW of Saint Paul Island while crab fishing. Tom Gardner (33) was lost but seven other crewmembers were rescued by the fishing vessel Gulfwind. February 25, 1994 One crewmember was lost overboard from the 166 foot crab fishing vessel Northern Enterprise. April …
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January 2, 1992 The 94 foot crab vessel St George disappeared after leaving Dutch Harbor for the crab grounds. Only an EPIRB and an empty life raft were found. Lost were skipper David Parks of Blaine WA, Terry James of Blaine WA, Brian Schouten of Blaine WA, Kevin Clark of Ferndale WA, George Dahl of …
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January 24, 1990 A crewmember was lost when the 94 foot steel crab fishing vessel Shellfish took a roll in heavy seas north of Unimak Island in the Bering Sea. January 25, 1990 A sea cucumber diver ran out of air and died near Sitka. The tragedy was blamed on inexperience. January 29, 1990 John …
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January 1, 1981 One crewman was lost when the fishing vessel Mercy Bee capsized in heavy surf in Squaw Bay. January 16, 1981 The 86 foot fishing vessel Cory P sank off of Aberdeen, Washington. Captain Paul E Vine Jr, Rick Weekly, Doug Nelson and Carl Chater were all lost with the boat. February 13, …
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February 20, 1975 The 90 foot wood hulled fishing vessel Marten struck a pinnacle off of Spruce Cape four miles north of the town of Kodiak and sank. Two of the four crewmen swam away from the wreck and clung to a cliff all night through a snowstorm. Only one survived, Jeff Alexander, who had …
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West Central Alaska for the purposes of this website includes the area of the Bering Sea from Cape Newenham to the South up through the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea into Kotzebue Sound to Cape Krusenstern. I have used NOAA International Chart 814 of the Northern Bering Sea to locate the losses. The locations of …