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Aluminium vessel smashed between two ships

On July 14, 2018, the f/v "Kristi" lost power at Clak'S Pt. in the Bristol Bay in Alakska, and the tide pushed it between two much larger ships, the "Sohoh" and "Gordon Jensen" where it lodged on a Yokohama fender. The "Kristi" sank, and the captain and crew escaped with seconds to spare. Shortly after midnight the "Kristi" lost power. The tide was coming in, and the boat floated in the current at 5 knots. While its skipper Jan Medhaug and deckhand Kyle Brojakowski worked to restore power to the 32-foot aluminum drift boat, Medhaug’s wife, Kayla Breeden went to the stern to hang a protective buoy. She could see two large ships. The "Sohoh" was anchored about 15 feet from the "Gordon Jensen". About 10 seconds after Breeden hung the buoy, the "Kristi" struck the "Gordon Jensen" and ended up getting jammed between the two vessels, pushed up against their Yokohama fender that was between the two of them and started to violently smash between the two vessels. The fender pinned the "Kristi" at the bow. The aluminum boat bounced between the two steel ships. Medhaug radioed the "Gordon Jensen" for assistance, and the fish-processor lifted Breeden off the embattled boat in a man basket.Medhaug and Brojakowski attempted to situate the "Kristi" so that she could stay afloat through the incoming tide. They hoped to free her from between the ships at slack tide, when the boat would no longer be pinned to the fender. At the screeching groan of twisting metal, Medhaug and Brojakowski finally abandoned ship. They scrambled onto the fender a moment before the "Kristi" capsized, bow over stern, and sank beneath the waves in seconds. The "Gordon Jensen" brought Medhaug and Brojakowski aboard in the same man basket that had rescued Breeden 20 minutes earlier. In the aftermath, the US Coast Guard was investigating the incident. Report with photo: http://kdlg.org/post/fv-kristi-sinks-near-clark-s-point-all-board-survive

Fish factory ran aground

The "Gordon Jensen" ran aground on Dec 19, 2015, near Bella Bella, 172 miles southeast of Prince Rupert. The Canadian Coast Guard responded to the incident and the U.S. Coast Guard was later involved. The "Gordon Jensen" had f 20,000 gallons fuel and other pollutants on board.The fish factory was meanwhile refloated and towed to Ketchikan’s Vigor Shipyard for repairs on Dec 21, escorted by the U.S. Coast Guard. Icicle hired divers to assess the damage and the fish processing vessel will be at Vigor Shipyard until Jan 22 for repairs. The cause of the incident was still under investigation and no injuries were reported. Report with photo: http://petersburgpilot.com/story/2015/12/24/News/Icicle-vessel-runs-aground/4328.html

Fish factory assisted distressed Kopreanos

The "Gordon Jensen" and the US Coast Guard were responding to the 80-ft-f/v "Kopreanos" which was in distress with a crew of four on board about 40 miles west of Cross Sound, near Elfin Cove, in the morning of June 10, 2015. The Good Samaritan vessel and a Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter were heading to the scene to help the crew of the fishing vessel after it began taking on water earlier in the morning. The bow was now submerged. The Coast Guard was notified with a mayday call and activation of an distress radio beacon. Three of the four crewmembers have evacuated into a life raft while the skipper still was aboard the vessel. The "Gordon Jensen" was within visual range. A Coast Guard C-130 was to fly over the scene later to check on the status of the vessel and for pollution. Weathre conditions at the scene were reported as 25-knot winds and 11-foot seas.