Northwest History. Alaska 7. Accidents, United States.

Seattle Fishermen Drown: Swept Overboard By Heavy Seas On Alaska Coast. SEATTLE FISHERMEN DROWN Swept Overboard by Heavy Seas on Alaska Coast. JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 6.—The fishing schooner Yakutat encounter violent storm last Wednesday off Yakutat. A mighty wave swept the dories loose. Captain Ole Bj...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1915
Subjects:
Seattle fishermen
Alaska coast
Juneau
fishing schooner Yakutat
storm
Ole Bjerke
Martin Sommerset
Alfred Storholm
drown
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Pacific
Storholm
Yakutat
Alaska
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/87521
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Summary:Seattle Fishermen Drown: Swept Overboard By Heavy Seas On Alaska Coast. SEATTLE FISHERMEN DROWN Swept Overboard by Heavy Seas on Alaska Coast. JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 6.—The fishing schooner Yakutat encounter violent storm last Wednesday off Yakutat. A mighty wave swept the dories loose. Captain Ole Bjerke, Martin Sommerset and Alfred Storholm sought to fasten them and were carried overboard. The captain seized a buoy key and kept afloat until picked up. The other two men were apparently injured when thrown into the water, for they made no effort to seize dories washed near them. The lost fishermen were residents of Seattle.

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