Coast Guard Cites Watertight Doors And Stability Issues In Aleutian Sinking

摘要

Their fishing boat had lost its steering. Water was flooding the lazarette, while 30-foot waves and 80-knot winds pounded the vessel.rnOff Alaska's Aleutian Islands, Chief Engineer Robert Davis and deck hand Adam Foster had their hands full trying to save the 93-foot Katmai.rnAfter the boat's steering failed, the captain ordered Foster to go below and assist Davis, who was feverishly pumping water out of the lazarette. The emergency quickly became a true life-and-death crisis when the seawater also poured into the adjacent engine room.