DATE: September 15, 2005 09:21:37 AKST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 13, 2005, 7 p.m. - Fishing vessel sinks near Spasski Island - 17th District Office of Public Affairs photo
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KODIAK, Alaska – A member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary looks on at the partially submerged fishing vessel Perseverance. The crew of the Perseverance abandoned the vessel after it struck a rock and began taking on water in the Icy Straits near Spasski Island Saturday morning. The crew of the Perseverance was rescued by the crew of the vessel Whittle Wall and taken to Hoonah. (Official Coast Guard Auxiliary photo by Mike and Noreen Folkerts)
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