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…
The Willamette Queen, an 87-foot-long sightseeing sternwheeler, has run aground near Oregon City. The incident happened around 5:30 P.M. on Sunday. There were no reported injuries to the 80 passengers on board the vessel. Two Coast Guard vessels and a tug responded to the accident and were able to free…
The 70-foot tugboat, Gentry B, has collided with a bridge on the Ohio River. The cause of why the tugboat, which was pushing three loaded grain barges, collided with the bridge is under investigation by the Coast Guard. One crewman was reported injured in the accident. The Day Park Bridge…