{"id":132379,"date":"2024-12-02T05:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132379"},"modified":"2024-12-02T05:53:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:53:59","slug":"coast-guard-and-good-samaritans-search-for-people-on-board-fishing-boat-that-capsized-in-seas-off-southeast-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132379","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard and good Samaritans search for people on board fishing boat that capsized in seas off Southeast Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><span as=\"section\" class=\"  author\">By <!-- --> <!-- -->Anchorage Daily News<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"datetext\"> Updated: <!-- -->42<!-- --> seconds ago<\/span><span class=\"datetext\"> Published: <!-- -->3<!-- --> hours ago<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">The U.S. Coast Guard and good Samaritans, including a state ferry, were searching Sunday for multiple missing people who were on board a commercial fishing boat that reportedly capsized in cold seas in Icy Strait, southwest of Juneau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">Five people were thought to be on board based on \u201creports from individuals familiar with those aboard the vessel,\u201d the Coast Guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.uscg.mil\/Press-Releases\/Article\/3981295\/guard-good-samaritans-searching-for-multiple-people-near-couverden-point-alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cThis number has not been confirmed and is subject to change pending new information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">Searchers have found cold-water safety gear and other emergency items but no people yet in the search area, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard reported heavy snow and strong winds up to 45-60 mph in the area Sunday, with 6-foot seas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">Around 12:10 a.m. Sunday, crew on board the roughly 50-foot-long vessel Wind Walker reported that \u201cthey were overturning\u201d in a mayday call that was received by Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders, the Coast Guard said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">\u201cThe watchstanders attempted to gather additional information but received no response,\u201d the Coast Guard said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">They received an emergency radio beacon alert registered to the Wind Walker, with location information originating from an area in Icy Strait south of Point Couverden, according to the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">Watchstanders issued an urgent broadcast and launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sitka and a 45-foot response boat from Juneau to search the area, the Coast Guard said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Hubbard, which was the first to arrive at the scene, had heard the broadcast and offered to help, the Coast Guard said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">The Coast Guard said that \u201cseven cold-water immersion suits and two strobe lights have been located in the water in the search area\u201d as responders continued searching for those missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">As reports on social media claimed that people involved in the capsizing had been found, the Coast Guard <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USCGAlaska\/status\/1863351635810128140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that it hadn\u2019t confirmed those claims and that it was continuing its search, asking people with information about the search to call 907-463-2980.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block-margin-bottom\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are aware of reports on social media claiming individuals from this incident have been located. At this time, the CG has not confirmed these claims and is continuing search efforts.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any info about this search, please contact Sector Southeast Alaska at 907-463-2980<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCGAlaska\/status\/1863351635810128140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">The Wind Walker\u2019s hailing port is Sitka, according to a federal database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\">The search effort includes personnel from Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska, Coast Guard Station Juneau, Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Hubbard state ferry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-yj8q2y-0 bVdumb body-paragraph\"><i>This is a developing story. 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