ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The U.S. Coast Guard released dramatic rescue video on Friday from the Bering Sea, as crews airlifted four surviving members of the fishing vessel Katmai. The vessel sank early Wednesday morning.
Four out of the 11 crew members survived, five died, and two a
re still missing. The Coast Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard held a press conference Friday to update the search efforts and for some to re-live the rescue.
Petty Officer Dave Coats recalled his role in saving the lives of the four surviving members of the fishing vessel.
"They all pointed to one guy that was on top of the life raft and said, ‘He's going, he's worse' and others said, ‘No, you're worse,'" Coats said.
A marine board has been established to find out what went wrong on the ship, the Coast Guard said.
"The vessel has sunk. Exactly where that took place has not been determined, but according to the master, he did witness the vessel sink below the surface," Coast Guard Capt. Mark Hamilton said.
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