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The Coast Guard has airlifted a deckhand from the Arctic Storm. The crewman was reportedly struck in the head and suffered a severe head injury after hit by a loose crane hook. The 64-year-old crewman was evacuated from the vessel Monday morning and transferred to shore for emergency medical treatment. The incident happened approximately 25 miles of Brookings. The Arctic…
A seriously injured Alaska fisherman has been airlifted from the IRENE H. The injury happened about three miles south of Sitkinak. Few details of the accident are currently available and the limited information available indicates the crewman suffered an arm injury. More details will be available from the USCG 2692 casualty report. Weather conditions at the time of the incident…
PenAir flight 3296 from Anchorage to Dutch Harbor has crashed after running off the runway in Dutch Harbor on Thursday. The plane was carrying 39 passengers and three crewmen. Tragically one man, David Oltman of Washington State, has died from injuries suffered in the crash and another was in critical condition. Reports indicate multiple passengers suffered injuries and are receiving…
An injured crewman from the fishing vessel PHOENIX has been airlifted from the boat for emergency medical treatment. The Phoenix was working approximately 25 miles west of La Push, Washington. The circumstances of the incident are unknown at this time. Serious hand injuries frequently happen aboard Commercial Fishing Vessels. Most of those accidents may have been avoided if…
A crewman was seriously injured Friday while working aboard the Alaska Fishing Vessel ARAHO. The 51-year-old crewman was reportedly working in the vessel factory stacking pans when a storage crate fell upon him. The detailed circumstances leading up to the injury are currently unknown. The crew of the ARAHO called the Coast Guard and injured crewman was airlifted by helicopter…
The crew of the Fishing Vessel Masonic put on survival suits and abandoned ship into the vessel life raft on Tuesday. The 62 foot Masonic went aground near Coronation Island south east of Sitka and the crew radioed a May Day to the Coast Guard. All crewmen have been rescued by a Coast Guard Helicopter. The cause of the incident…
Three commercial fishermen lost their lives Tuesday when the MARY B II capsized while crossing Oregon’s Yaquina Bay Bar. In heavy weather the Yaquina Bay bar is one of the most dangerous bars on the west coast. At the time of the incident sea conditions were reported to be 12-14 waves. News report indicate that the MARY B II had…
October 22, 2018 A 64-year-old crewman suffered a head injury after being struck in the face by a crane hook aboard the ARCTIC STORM. Due to possible complications from blunt force trauma to the head the Coast Guard recommended medical evacuation by helicopter. The incident happened 25 miles off the Oregon coast. There is no news about the status of…
A 51 year old commercial fisherman has been airlifted from the F/V Devotion 34 miles southwest of Cordova. The vessel called for medical assistance after the crewman suffered a head injury and fell. The on duty Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended the crewman be medevac. The injured crewman was transferred to a nearby tug where a Coast Guard helicopter lifted…
A crewman working aboard the Alaska crab boat Patricia Lee was hit in the head by a crab pot Monday evening. A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued the man who was suffering from a head injury symptoms. The injured crewman was taken to Dutch Harbor for further medical evaluation where he was reported to be in stable condition. Working on the…