Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District
  United States Coast Guard
News Release

Date: February 25, 2009
Contact: Chief Petty Officer Dana Warr
Phone: 907-463-2065

Update: Coast Guard Responds to Icy Mist Mayday
*Interviews available with crew of Cutter Munro crew*

Click here for audio file 1 and audio file 2 

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Editor's Note:  Media interested in talking to the crew of the Cutter Munro who are on scene off Akutan Island please contact the public affairs office at (907) 463-2065.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Coast Guard rescue crews continue attempts to rescue four fishermen on the Icy Mist hard aground in 80- to 90-mph winds and 15 foot swells after taking on water off Akutan Island around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Dutch Harbor arrived on scene about 6:40 a.m., but was forced to depart the scene due to the extreme weather conditions.

A C-130 Hercules and two MH-60 Jayhawks arrived on scene about 9:30 a.m.  All four personnel on board the Icy Mist have made it safetly to shore were they will be recovered by the MH-60 Jayhawk crew.

The Coast Guard Cutter Munro is monitoring the scene from about 4 miles offshore.  No injuries have been reported.

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