17th District Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

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Date: Mar. 22, 2005
Contact: Chief Petty Officer Roger W. Wetherell
(907) 463-2065
After 4 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, (907) 463-2000

Photo Release

Official Coast Guard Photo Release -

Cutter Storis crew tows Independence

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JUNEAU, Alaska - The cutter Storis tows the stricken Seattle-based fishing processor Independence in the Gulf of Alaska today after the 360-foot ship's steering failed Monday, prompting Storis and its crew and other rescuers to assist the ship and its 204 crewmembers. The Storis crew intends to transfer the tow to a crew aboard the tug boat Chahunta Wednesday morning. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Justin Fariel, Cutter Storis)

JUNEAU, Alaska - The cutter Storis tows the stricken Seattle-based fishing processor Independence in the Gulf of Alaska today after the 360-foot ship's steering failed Monday, prompting Storis and its crew and other rescuers to assist the ship and its 204 crewmembers. The Storis crew intends to transfer the tow to a crew aboard the tug boat Chahunta Wednesday morning. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Justin Fariel, Cutter Storis)

 

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