On October 21, 2007 off of Coney Island, New York a 24-foot fishing boat collided with a barge. Two men were killed and two were injured when the fishing boat overturned. Police divers pulled one of the survivors from under the boat and the other was rescued by a passing…
Icicle Seafoods is being acquired by Fox Paine Management III LLC. On August 5 a news release stated the deal was expected to close within 90 days. Icicle believes that this acquisition will help them to fulfill their vision of growing operations in new markets, and building up their existing…
A fisherman had to be airlifted after being injured aboard the fishing vessel Muir Milach near Ilwaco, WA on June 29. A helicopter from Coast Guard Station Astoria and a lifeboat crew from Station Cape Disappointment were dispatched to assist the man, who was later transported to a hospital in…
The Spirit of Yorktown, a 257-foot cruise vessel, crashed into a much smaller fishing vessel, the Adirondack, on June 25 in Chatham Strait in southeast Alaska. This is the Spirit of Yorktown’s second mishap in two years, the first occurring when the boat ran aground in Washington State last year.…
April 26, 2007: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Only 19 of 39 fishermen have been rescued after the capsizing of their vessel, 20 nautical miles north of Monti Cristi, Dominican Republic. On Tuesday, April 24th, a Good Samaritan vessel rescued two fishermen from the water. The fishermen reported that their vessel,…
April 23, 2007: KODIAK, Ak A 39-year-old fisherman was evacuated from the Seattle-based fishing vessel “Cape Kawana” after a report that he was injured and needed medical attention. The vessel was 60 miles south of Kodiak Island when the Coast Guard hoisted the injured man from the deck. He was…
April 25, 2007: JUNEAU, Alaska The Coast Guard Auxiliary rescued 13 people from a life raft after the 38-foot charter vessel Halibut Endeavor capsized near Homer. The Homer Police Department received a call from one of the passengers, stating that the vessel was taking on water. The Coast Guard was…
April 26, 2007: JUNEAU, Alaska A Coast Guard helicopter from Sitka rescued three people from the trawling vessel “Sea Bear“, after it ran aground in the Klag Bay area. The three were transported to Sitka after being located on a nearby shore with their skiff. Source: U.S. Coast Guard
3/31/07: The 719-foot excursion vessel, River Explorer, was struck by a barge, the Nevin, that broke loose from a five-barge tow set-up. The River Explorer was on its way downstream toward New Orleans and the Nevin was traveling upstream toward Baton Rouge when the incident occurred. The collision resulted in…
March 25, 2007: A 48-year-old man, Hal Pulfer, was killed aboard a 55-foot whale watching catamaran in Maui, when the mast broke and struck him in the head. Two additional passengers were injured and taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center. The Kiele V was on a whale watching cruise with…