The UNITED STATE Coast Guard has actually assembled a Marine Board of Investigation right into the loss of crabbing vessel Scandies Rose as well as 5 of its 7 staff participants in the Gulf of Alaska over the New Year.

A Marine Board of Investigation is the UNITED STATE Coast Guard’s highest degree of examination right into an aquatic casualty. Upon its conclusion, the Board problems a record to straight to the USCG Commandant including the proof, well-known truths, as well as any type of verdicts as well as referrals.

Specifically, the MBI will certainly check out source of the casualty, consisting of the source of any type of fatalities, along with whether any type of regulations as well as guidelines were gone against.

National Transportation Safety Board will certainly paticipate together with the Coast Guard in its examination, however will certainly generate an independent record with its very own searchings for.

The UNITED STATE Coast Guard heard a mayday telephone call from the FV Scandies Rose on Dceember 31, 2019 showing the vessel had actually tipped over as well as sunk about 5 miles southeast ofSutwik Island Aircrews situated 2 life boatings, consisting of one plethora which contained 2 survivors.

The search was ultimately put on hold January 2 after covering 1,400 square miles over 20 hrs.

The loss of the Scandies Rose noted the most awful mishap to strike Alaska’s business angling sector given that the sinking of the FV Destination with the loss of all 6 staff participants in February 2017.