5 rescued after ship runs aground in Alaska

Posted by Geeky Swedes on March 5th, 2009

Five crew members from a Fisherman’s Terminal-based trawler had a very close call in Alaska early this morning. Buffeted by 57 mph gusts, the trawler “Mar-Gun” ran aground near St. George Island. A Coast Guard helicopter hovered overhead and pulled the crew to safety: Tim Propst, Dan Hankins, Richard Post, Dan Stanfield and Paul Gore escaped without injury. You can listen to a recording of the mayday call from the ship right here. (Photo by Andrew R. Philemonof, city of St. George.)

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pam d

The men and women of the CG risk thier lives everyday to save others. I can't imagine the rush they must get when thier mission is a success and everyone is safe and well. God bless you all. And a big kudos to the captain (Richard) and crew for doing everything you could to keep this from becoming and enviromental mess. Glad your all safe.

HAPPY

Wonderful to hear news of a rescue with everybody safe and sound. Great communication by the captain and great response by the CG.

Jeannette K

Yes, that is the Ilhusoe family's boat. I"m a neighbor of the captain. We're just glad that everybody has made it off safe. Thank you coast guard.

Cyclocrossmechanic

Big props to the Coast Guard for pulling off the rescue. Hovering a helo in gusts like that isn't easy.

gordy

I wonder if this vessel used to be owned by the Ilhusoe (sp?) family. They were neighbors when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure that they owned a fishing boat or trawler by this name.