The old wood hulled drum seiner Elling K has led a checkered past, she's caught fish most of her life, she's been up, she's been down more than once. She's been tied to the wharf at the village where I live since the incident in the report below. The report was issued by the US Coast Guard Station Juneau on the date noted. I've included a link to the full report for that time period, Elling K is on page nine, she wasn't the only boat in trouble. If you want an exciting career join the Coast Guard.
03/26/05 Elling K 72ft Seiner 3 N Y Regional SAR Coordination Center Victoria contacted the North Pacific SAR
Coordinator (NPSC) regarding F/V Elling K, that was reportedly taking on water in
Hecate Strait in Canadian waters. RCC Victoria launched a Sikorsky S-61 helo (not
equipped for hoisting operations) to the scene, and requested a Coast Guard HH-60
helo to augment their response due of the HH-60’s hoisting capability. The NPSC
directed Air Station Sitka to launch an HH-60 helo to Hecate Strait to assist. The
three crewmembers of F/V Elling K were struggling to dewater the engine room and
were considering abandoning ship into their life raft. RCC Victoria and the NPSC
requested that the crew don their immersion suits as a precaution. The Air Station
Sitka helo arrived on-scene 2.5 hours after NPSC directed them to launch. A
Canadian surfboat and patrol boat had arrived on-scene shortly before the USCG helo,
and they were able to recover the three crew in a boat-to-boat transfer. The Air
Station Sitka helo was released and returned to Sitka after refueling in Ketchikan.
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/NPFMC/USCG/APR05USCG.pdf
