A broken distress call as waves swamped their boat near Seward, …
WEBMay 31, 2024 · U.S. Coast Guard officials say they tracked an aluminum boat carrying four people in rough seas miles from Seward for hours before what started as a daylong fishing trip turned into a disaster ...
2 more bodies found in wreckage of fishing charter boat near Sitka
WEBJun 2, 2023 · The bodies of two women were recovered Wednesday from a Sitka fishing charter boat that capsized Sunday night in the deadliest incident in the Alaska charter industry in decades.
Bodies of 2 sisters and one of their husbands recovered ... - CBS News
WEBJun 2, 2023 · An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more...
Boating accident north of Sitka claims two lives, three rescued
WEBInitial Report (1-10-24): Two people are confirmed dead following a boating mishap near Sitka Tuesday night. Three others survived. A helicopter from Air Station Sitka responded to the scene of an overturned vessel at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday (1-9-23) near Chichagof Island, about 25 miles north of Sitka.
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 3, 2023 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.
Coast Guard suspends search for 3 people still missing after boat ...
WEBMay 24, 2024 · The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday afternoon suspended a search for three people who remain missing after their boat capsized early Wednesday morning 35 miles southwest of Seward, leaving at least...
Authorities recover bodies of 2 sisters after ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 1, 2023 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couples.
Coast Guard says a wave likely overwhelmed ... - Alaska Public …
WEBMay 22, 2024 · The U.S. Coast Guard presented its findings last week on the sinking of a charter boat near Sitka that killed five people last year, saying the boat likely capsized after it was hit by a wave.
2 dead, 3 rescued after a boat overturns near a southeast Alaska ...
WEBJan 11, 2024 · SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Two people died and three others were rescued from the water after a boat overturned near the southeast Alaska city of Sitka this week, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded Tuesday after being notified by local police that a boat had overturned.
2 dead after boat capsizes in Southeast waters ... - Alaska's News …
WEBJan 12, 2024 · On Wednesday afternoon, the Sitka Fire Department used an unmanned underwater drone to locate the dead passengers inside the vessel, but rough seas prevented divers from entering the water near Chichagof Island, the second-largest island in the region behind Prince of Wales.