Coast Guard Katmai hearing moves to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - The investigation into the sinking of a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea is moving to Seattle after a hearing this week in Anchorage.
Coast Guard Lt. Eric Eggen in Anchorage says the Marine Board of Investigation is reconvening in Seattle Friday to look at a vessel similar to the Katmai to better understand its structural design and layout.
A Coast Guard petty officer in Seattle, Jeff Pollinger, says the hearing would resume Monday in Seattle.
The Katmai went down Oct. 22 with the loss of seven of the 11 crewmen.
It was disclosed at Wednesday's hearing that a mayday call was recorded, but not heard, at the Kodiak Coast Guard station 101 minutes before the emergency radio transmission was received at the rescue center in Juneau.
Coast Guard Lt. Eric Eggen in Anchorage says the Marine Board of Investigation is reconvening in Seattle Friday to look at a vessel similar to the Katmai to better understand its structural design and layout.
A Coast Guard petty officer in Seattle, Jeff Pollinger, says the hearing would resume Monday in Seattle.
The Katmai went down Oct. 22 with the loss of seven of the 11 crewmen.
It was disclosed at Wednesday's hearing that a mayday call was recorded, but not heard, at the Kodiak Coast Guard station 101 minutes before the emergency radio transmission was received at the rescue center in Juneau.