Two Seiners involved in the derby style Sitka Sac Roe Herring Fishery collided. Alaska State Troopers report that the F/V CONFIDENCE and F/V SHADY LADY collided on March 24, 2010. Substantial damage was reportedly suffered by the SHADY LADY. No serious injuries were reported in the collision and the cause…
March 27, 2010 – A 32 foot recreational vessel exploded at a Portland Oregon fuel dock. Three people were rescued from the water and transported to local hospitals for treatment. The Coast Guard and the Portland Fire Department responded to the accident which occurred at Donaldson’s Marina. The cause of…
March 21, 2010 – The SUNDOWN, a forty foot fishing vessel, has reportedly been saved from sinking with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard. The SUNDOWN radioed for help indicating they were taking on water at around noon on Sunday. Another fishing vessel, the VICIOUS FISHER, was able…
A crewman working aboard a the fishing boat GOLDEN ALASKA has been airlifted from the vessel by the United States Coast Guard. The sixty year old crewman was complaining of severe abdominal pain and was taken to St. George Island with plans to transfer him to Anchorage for further evaluation…
The DIEHLESS, a sixty foot wooden motor vessel built in 1916 sank in Wards Cove, Alaska. The owner of the vessel was on board at the time of the sinking. He reports waking at 4:00 A.M. to the sound of a bilge alarm and discovering the vessel’s back deck awash…
A 712-foot container ship en route from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Tacoma, Washington has lost power in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Horizon Tacoma experienced problems with its number one engine, and shut down the engine three nautical miles north of Neah Bay on Tuesday. A state emergency…
The ISLAND WIND, a 65 foot tug boat owned by Island Tug and Barge has sunk at a Seattle dock along the Duwamish River. The vessel reportedly became lodged beneath the dock at low tide causing the vessel to flood as the tide rose. Such sinkings are usually caused by…
Three crewmen have been rescued from a dredge taking on water near the Quillayute River near La Push, Washington. The dredge, “Bar Fly,” reportedly got hung up on its anchor and began taking on water, causing the crew to radio the Coast Guard for help. The dredge sank in ten…
The tugboat J.R. Nichols has sunk in the Houston Shipping Channel. The 56-foot tugboat had a crew of five aboard at the time of the sinking. Four of the five crewmen survived the sinking, but the fifth crewman died in the accident. Salvage efforts have raised the J.R. Nichols, and…
The state-of-the-art, 207-foot-long tuna vessel, Sea Fox, is reporting a man missing overboard near American Samoa. The crewman was last seen aboard the vessel on Thursday. The Coast Guard and Sea Fox crew are conducting air searches for the missing man. It is not known whether the crewman was wearing…