Alaska Ranger sinks 120 miles west of Dutch harbor
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Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Greg Garcia said troopers' interviews with members of the ship's sister vessel, the Alaska Warrior, which assisted in the rescue efforts, indicate that the captain likely took care of others before himself in the Sunday disaster.
The four who died of hypothermia - including captain Eric Peter Jacobsen - spent up to six hours in the frigid water, apparently unable to make it to life rafts, he said.
"I don't know if there wasn't enough room in the rafts or not for them, but it sounds to me that the hierarchy wanted to assure everybody else is saved," he said.
Word of her father's efforts slowly made their way from Alaska to Hingham, Mass., to Karen Jacobsen, the captain's daughter. Jacobsen said her father was known as "Capt. Pete," a man who put his crew before himself.
"If anything ever happened, he would make sure everyone would be safely off the boat," said Karen Jacobsen, 43. "He would be the last one off the ship."....
....Richard Canty, now a tug boat operator in New York, captained the Alaska Ranger 12 years ago.
"There were a lot of rudder problems on that boat," Canty said. "It was a very unstable boat."
The vessel used to be in the Gulf of Mexico as an oil field services ship but had been converted for fishing, Canty said.
"It was a mess," he said. "It was a top-heavy boat. It was unstable."
Associated Press
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The four who died of hypothermia - including captain Eric Peter Jacobsen - spent up to six hours in the frigid water, apparently unable to make it to life rafts, he said.
"I don't know if there wasn't enough room in the rafts or not for them, but it sounds to me that the hierarchy wanted to assure everybody else is saved," he said.
Word of her father's efforts slowly made their way from Alaska to Hingham, Mass., to Karen Jacobsen, the captain's daughter. Jacobsen said her father was known as "Capt. Pete," a man who put his crew before himself.
"If anything ever happened, he would make sure everyone would be safely off the boat," said Karen Jacobsen, 43. "He would be the last one off the ship."....
....Richard Canty, now a tug boat operator in New York, captained the Alaska Ranger 12 years ago.
"There were a lot of rudder problems on that boat," Canty said. "It was a very unstable boat."
The vessel used to be in the Gulf of Mexico as an oil field services ship but had been converted for fishing, Canty said.
"It was a mess," he said. "It was a top-heavy boat. It was unstable."
Associated Press
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"They said the ship went down fast once it started going, about 15 minutes," said 22-year-old Doug Sterner, who did one three-month stint last year on the Alaska Ranger. wrote:
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MakoMike wrote:
Did they have time to put their survival suits on?
Coast Guard swimmers plucked several crew members ? most of whom were able to pull on survival suits ? either out of the sea or from life boats onto helicopters during a rescue operation that began about 2 1/2 hours after the mayday call was received.
At least 13 survivors spread out over a mile were not in life boats, but were in the open water.
Did they have time to put their survival suits on?
Coast Guard swimmers plucked several crew members ? most of whom were able to pull on survival suits ? either out of the sea or from life boats onto helicopters during a rescue operation that began about 2 1/2 hours after the mayday call was received.
At least 13 survivors spread out over a mile were not in life boats, but were in the open water.
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If the rescue operation took over 2 hrs from time of distress call I believe it would be safe to say that Yes the people who died did not get there suits on , I do not imagine that there is much time in that cold of water to survive. Any way you look at this it is a tragedy, Any time a man / women looses ones lifes while @ work. IT IS A SHAME .
Interesting to hear that 13 survivors spread out over a mile in open water made it for the amount of time out . Credit to the coast guard , and any of the other boats that may have assisted in the task of saving these men / women. Does anyone know if all the souls unlucky enough to have perished have been recovered , I sure hope so. My condolences go to the families .
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Interesting to hear that 13 survivors spread out over a mile in open water made it for the amount of time out . Credit to the coast guard , and any of the other boats that may have assisted in the task of saving these men / women. Does anyone know if all the souls unlucky enough to have perished have been recovered , I sure hope so. My condolences go to the families .
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