Recent Updates
August 30, 2010
Alaska Fishing Boat Sinks After Hitting Iceberg; Crew of Three Saved By Nearby Vessels
August 26, 2010
Tug Boat Deckhand Suffers Head Injury
August 12, 2010
Marine Electrician Recovers $740,000 Jones Act Verdict After Fall From Ladder
August 12, 2010
Crewman On Fishing Vessel RONDYS Suffers Head Injury
August 09, 2010
Capsized Charter Boat Found Off Vancouver Island
August 04, 2010
Fisherman Suffers Head Injury Off Oregon Coast
July 29, 2010
Court Rules Statements In Crewman's Accident Report Not Admission of No Fault
July 28, 2010
Seattle Fishing Vessel Aground in Prince William Sound
July 09, 2010
Alaska Fishermen's Fund Benefits Increased to $10,000
July 09, 2010
Price Fixing Suit Filed Against Pacific Seafoods
Missing Crewmembers / Persons
COAST GUARD NARROWS SERACH AREA FOR MISSING CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER
Posted by: James M. Beard
September 25, 2009
The Coast Guard has reported that it has narrowed its search for a missing cruise ship passenger who was reported as having fallen overboard from the cruise ship SAPPHIRE PRINCESS. The Coast Guard received information from the cruise line that estimates the cruise ship passenger fell overboard the SAPPHIRE PRINCESS shortly after departing Ketchikan Alaska. The Coast Guard is narrowing is search to approximately 15 miles south of Ketchikan Alaska.
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MISSING CRUISE PASSENGER IN ALASKA?S INSIDE PASSAGE
Posted by: James M. Beard
September 25, 2009
The Coast Guard has reported that it is searching for a missing passenger from the Princess Cruise Line ship SAPPHIRE PRINCESS en route from Ketchikan Alaska. The woman was reported missing after she failed to leave the SAPPHIRE PRINCESS cruise ship as scheduled when it arrived in Vancouver. The crew of the SAPPHIRE PRINCESS have searched the cruise ship and found no signs of the passenger.
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MAN OVERBOARD FROM THE BELLA ROSE
Posted by: James M. Beard
September 21, 2009
The Coast Guard has reported that it has suspended its search for a missing crewmember from aboard the BELLA ROSE. The BELLA ROSE, a 63 foot trawler, reported that between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., Friday, September 11, a crewmember had gone missing and was assumed fallen overboard.
The Coast Guard sent a search and resuce jet and helicopter, the cutter VIGOROUS to search for the missing crewmember and an additional five Good Samartian fishing vessels in area were assisting in the search.
The following day, after having searched approximately 1,330 square miles, the Coast Guard called off the search after not being able to find the crewmember.
