On June 10, the 80 foot long fishing tender Kupreanof sank off Cape Fairweather, Alaska. The Kupreanof was en route to Petersburg to Bristol Bay when it suffered water ingress in six foot swells. The crew requested assistance and a Coast Guard helicopter from Sitka was dispatched to the scene. When the helicopter arrived on scene, the Kupreanof was already awash at the stern. The four crew had donned their survival suits and abandoned ship into the liferaft attached to the stern. All four crew were rescued just in time as the vessel sank as the last person was hoisted to safety. No reports of injuries. The Coast Guard reported that there was a release of diesel fuel into the water.
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