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I received a comment from Capt. Pete Jacobsen's daughter....I personally did not know Capt. Pete, although I met him a few times...my sister, Sherrie (who worked with him) absolutely adored him, and misses him terribly. Pete's family can take comfort knowing that he died saving the lives of all those crew members...he is a true hero. The boats are gearing up to go fishing in a few days, please keep them in your prayers so that they return home safely.

Thanks for your comment, Karen....your dad lives on in the memories of all those whose lives he saved.

Wheeeeee!

Scott and I at Barney and Shawnelle's wedding in Boise, ID.....June 2008

Photos (or not)

At Memorial Park....may not look like it, but it was a beautiful morning.

Captain Scott & Crew

OMG, It worked!!!! YAY

My amazing, wonderful, gorgeous fiance (Captain Scott) and the crew of the Alaska Warrior were honored this morning at City Hall by the Coast Guard for their efforts in rescuing 22 of the 47 crewmembers on the Ranger. The Ranger sank on Easter morning 2008, in the icy, unforgiving waters of the Bering Sea. It was a truly sad day for all of us here in Unalaska....one of the deceased being a dear friend....David Silveira, may you Rest In Peace.

The mayor said a few words, Discovery Channel was there, as well as Channel 8 and the local radio station. The Coast Guard presented the award, then we all headed to the Memorial Park for photos at the Fisherman's Memorial...it was very emotional.

If I am unable to post photos, CB (Dutch Harbor Dirt) will be posting some photos of the event hopefully some time today.

Still trying

Still trying to post photos....not working out for me. But I am determined...so be patient. Well, activity around town is bustlement....trying to decide....to fish or not to fish? The ice around St. Paul is the lowest it's been at this time of year since 1954! The port of St. Paul is closed, so I heard the Maverick boys went home, to return to Dutch and fish in March...hopefully the ice will have receded by then. I saw the Time Bandit boys at the airport last night, having some dinner. Haven't seen the NW crew, but noticed some activity on their boat a couple of days ago...I was taking my dogs out to the spit for a run, and noticed camera crews and the boys out and about. If anyone sees Edgar btw, tell him he owes me $20! I took his passport photo before King Crab and told him he can pay me after fishing....I should have known....he offered me a signed T-shirt, puhlllllleeeeeaaaaasssseeee...hahaha

As of last night, the Cornelia Marie was still in dry dock at Magone Marine...the crew came to the library yesterday to apply for their TWIC cards....don't know how that went as I left work while they were waiting in line. Perhaps they'll be back today and I can snap some photos of them...whether or not I can post them, remains to be seen....but I will try!

Cheers!

NW Update

One of my followers "Lori" mentioned that the crew of the NW weren't here yet....I haven't seen any of them.. I just took a photo of the boat which is docked down by Trident Seafoods (not sure if it's the Trident dock ;)

I'm trying to post photos, but having problems again!

Thanks Lori!

DC Tidbits & Sad News

Hi Everyone, well as you may have guessed, I have failed at my New Year's Resolution to blog more....hahahaha Sorry, but NY resolutions were meant to be broken.

A little DC news: the Early Dawn (Capt. Rick Fehst) pulled out of Dutch headed towards to Opie grounds...let's wish him luck...and the Fierce Alliegance is expected to follow this afternoon. I took some photos of the NW and the Maverick, but are unsure if they have left town or not. I attempted to post said photos, but you know how that goes. I heard the ice around St. Paul has come down really far and that the Opie boats will have a hard time offloading there, so I will keep you posted on that...I think the boats may end up offloading here in Dutch, then possibly having the crew head home and coming to fish the rest of the quota when the ice slows down...That's just my observation??? I just pray for their safety.

Sad news....The F/V Seabrooke lost a crewman outside of Cold Bay yesterday, apparently his foot got caught in a crab pot line (they were fishing for Tanner Crabs), and he got hurled overboard...they have yet to recover his body. His name is Moose and he will be missed (I didn't know him personally, but have spoken to some of his friends). Say a prayer for his family. And that his body will be found.

Attached (hopefully) to this post is a photo of my honey driving one of the FCA Trawlers from one dock to another. Awwwww! (Pic won't upload, will try to post later).

Happy New Year again Everyone! Cheers!