Coast Guard says a wave likely overwhelmed charter boat near Sitka last year, killing 5
A U.S. Coast Guard team spent the past year reconstructing the Awakin's final trip, trying to learn what befell the boat and the five people on board.
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A U.S. Coast Guard team spent the past year reconstructing the Awakin's final trip, trying to learn what befell the boat and the five people on board.
The Awakin vessel was discovered partially submerged last May, about 10 miles from the town of Sitka.
A fishing charter boat found partially submerged off an island in southeast Alaska last May likely capsized after its well deck flooded in rough seas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which investigated the incident that left five people dead.
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The Awakin, a fishing charter boat found submerged off a southeast Alaska island last year, likely capsized after its well deck flooded, killing five people.