JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard search and rescue crews were relieved by Republic of Korea assets on Saturday in their search for 26 crewmembers from the fishing vessel 501 Oryong that capsized Nov. 30, 2014, near Chukotka, Russia, in the Bering Sea. The Coast Guard completed more than 24 searches covering more than 4,576 square […]
Disaster struck in the waters 150 miles to the northwest of St. Matthew Island just after 8 pm Sunday evening when the 1,590 ton trawler 501 Oryang took a wave over the deck, flooding the boat’s cargo holds and sinking it, as crews were hauling back gear. The 326-foot vessel was fishing for Pollock with trawl […]
