The ALASKA VICTORY, a 205 foot factory trawler, was adrift Saturday in the Bering Sea 10 miles west of Akutan.  The vessel is owned by Seattle based Fishing Company of Alaska and has a 49 man crew aboard.  The vessel was in no immediate danger and was drifting at one knot per hour.  A Magone Marine tug has been dispatched from Dutch Harbor to assist the fishing vessel that was reportedly suffering from mechanical failure. 

The Fishing Company of Alaska was the owner of the ill fated ALASKA RANGER that sank in the Bering Sea in March, 2008 with the loss of five lives.  An extensive investigation was conducted into the sinking of the ALASKA RANGER, much of which focused on the alleged failure of the Fishing Company of Alaska to properly maintain and repair the ALASKA RANGER.