5 men were killed and two remain missing after their fishing vessel sank near a remote island chain in Alaska. The cause of the offshore accident is not yet known.
4 survivors were plucked from the stormy, frigid sea nearly 15 hours after the first distress signal was sent. The crew’s survival suits, physical condition, and heroic efforts to keep one another warm and awake kept them alive against all odds.
Their ship, the Katmai, was loaded with cod and heading toward Dutch Harbor when the crew discovered they were taking on water and had lost steering.
