A crewman from the Clipper Express, a fishing vessel assisting in the search of the missing Galaxy crewmen, fell overboard about 90 miles south of St. Paul Island at around 10 a.m. AST today, October 22nd.
The Clipper Express was on its way to Dutch Harbor to off load the two Galaxy crewmen they picked up Sunday evening.
Rough weather is making the transition very difficult. Current on scene weather conditions are 30-foot seas and 50-60 knot winds.
Coast Guard rescue crews have diverted one of the two Coast Guard helicopters in the Galaxy search area south, to help locate the Clipper Express crewman.
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Coast Guard aviators captured this close up view of the burned fishing vessel Galaxy, drifting in the Bering Sea Oct. 21 after it exploded and forced the Coast Guard to rescue six crewmen while 20 others abandonded ship into the icy water Oct. 20. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Lt. Dave Wierenga, Air Station Kodiak and Petty Officer Carlene Adams, Long Range Navigation Station St. Paul Island)