Heavy bunker fuel from the Malaysian cargo ship Selendang Ayu washes up on the shores of Unalaska Island near Unalaska, Alaska in the Aleutian Island chain Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, in this photo released by Unalaska Community Broadcasting. The ship ran aground and split apart Wednesday night after it lost power, spilling an undetermined amount of the fuel into water. (AP Photo/Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Michael Edenfield)
Fuel oil was pouring out of a Malaysian-flagged cargo vessel that grounded off an Aleutian island and split into two nearly equal pieces, threatening a sensitive area of marine habitat, officials said on December 9, 2004. A U.S. Coast Guard (news - web sites) helicopter sent to rescue crew members on the Selendang Ayu crashed late on Wednesday. Four of the 10 aboard the helicopter, including the three Coast Guard members, were rescued after the crash by a Coast Guard cutter and search efforts continued for the six who remained missing. The Selendang Ayu is seen split in half in this aerial photo taken Thursday. Photo by Ak Dept. Of Fish And Game/Reuters
This photo released by the United States Coast Guard shows the Malaysian owned 738-foot freighter Selendang Ayu as it sits in heavy seas after its engines failed before running aground and splitting apart on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian chain, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2004. Frustrated by furious winds, mountainous seas and a mere five-hour window of December daylight, rescuers searched Thursday for six people lost in the Bering Sea after the Coast Guard helicopter that had plucked them from a crippled freighter crashed in the darkness. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard
The two halfs of the Malaysian cargo ship Selendang Ayu, in this photo released by Unalaska Community Broadcasting, sits about 400-500 yards offshore in Skan Bay on Unalaska Island near Unalaska, Alaska in the Aleutian Island chain, about 800 air miles southwest of Anchorage Thursday Dec. 9, 2004. A Coast Guard cutter and three tug boats were unable to halt the 738 feet freighter's approach to shore after its engines quit. The ship later ran aground and split apart Wednesday night. A Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the Bering Sea with 10 people aboard while conducting a rescue of the freighter crew. Four of the 10 were picked up by another helicopter participating in the rescue, the Coast Guard said. Rescuers continued searching for the remaining six Thursday. (AP Photo/Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Michael Edenfield)
In this photo released by Unalaska Community Broadcasting, the two halfs of the Malaysian cargo ship Selendang Ayu sit on the rocks about 400-500 yards offshore in Skan Bay on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Island chain Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, near Unalaska, Alaska. A Coast Guard cutter and three tug boats were unable to halt the 738-foot freighter's approach to shore where the ship later ran aground and split apart Wednesday night. A Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the Bering Sea with 10 people aboard while conducting a rescue of the freighter crew. Four of the 10 were picked up by another helicopter participating in the rescue, the Coast Guard said. Rescuers continued searching for the remaining six Thursday. (AP Photo/Unalaska Community, Michael Edenfield)
The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is seen along the shore on the eastern part of Skan Bay, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, near Unalaska, Alaska. Frustrated by furious winds, mountainous seas and a mere five-hour window of December daylight, rescuers searched Thursday for six people lost in the Bering Sea after the helicopter that had plucked them from the crippled freighter Selendang Ayu crashed in the darkness. (AP Photo/Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Inc.)
