[blueplum]

what I can add: with the deaths of Gary and his son David, three generations of Cobban men have been lost in less than a year. Gary Cobban, the captain, was a life-long, full-time and well-respected fisherman who followed his father, Gary Cobban Sr., starting as a deck hand like everyone else, crabbing in the winter and tending in the summer before he became a skipper. A family member has said that the ship left Kodiak empty to first seine for cod before end of season, so there were tons of netting on the deck. But they also had crab pots on deck for opilio crabbing after codding. Gary's sister has said that Gary was last seen in the wheelhouse, and a survivor has said they were about to anchor in heavy seas, but the ship went down "in minutes". (dropping a bottom anchor when headwinds were forcing the ship backwards and out of control would be logical). See post #2 for a follow-on article with a bit more from one of the two survivors, Dean Gribble, Jr., who's father also captains a crabber.

[blueplum]

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/i-know-that-you-dont-make-it-scandies-rose-survivor-describes-dire-conditions-as-boat-went-down/

[livius]

This is so sad. Prayers for them all.

[mmichaels1970]

I was an Alaskan crab fisherman out of Dutch in a previous life. Prayers for them all.

[Dogbert41]

Damn, four hours in that water waiting for rescue. Damn.

[WaltStuart]

How horrible. Prayer for their loved ones.