F/V Alaska Juris Sinks Near Kiska Island, All 46 Crew Rescued
SEAFOODNEWS.COM By Peggy Parker and John Sackton - July 27,2016
The F/V Alaska Juris, a 220-foot catcher processor owned by Fishing Company of Alaska, was abandoned yesterday as it began taking on water on Petrel Bank in the Western Aleutians.
All 46 crew members put on survival suits and boarded three life rafts, after the crew could not control flooding in the vessel, which may have started with mechanical problems in the engine room.
The Coast Guard sent helicopters, and called for vessels in the area to steam to assist. The first to arrive were two cargo ships, the Norwegian-flagged bulk cargo carrier Spar Canis recovered 28 people from two lift rafts, which were secured to the vessel to keep them from drifting.
The third life raft, with 18 occupants, could not secure a line and drifted away. All 18 occupants were picked up by the German-flagged container ship Vienna Express.
The Coast Guard diverted the cutter Midgett and dispatched two C-130 transport planes and two helicopters from Kodiak to the site of the sinking ship. One C-130 monitored the rescue situation overhead. Photos show the vessel listing to port...
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