Coast Guard Appreciation Reception
The sinking of the Kupreanof
After watching a U.S. Coast Guard video clip of their rescue, skipper Steve Berry recounted his experience last summer when the Kupreanof sank off Cape Fairweather.
"I wake up every morning and I have to realize the boat went down but my crew didn't," Berry said.
Berry noticed a slight list and thought he should change the fuel tanks to counter balance the vessel but it didn't help.
He soon called a nearby Icicle vessel, the Gordon Jensen and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Berry said it was around 3:30 a.m. when water was coming up to the back door.
"I told everybody to put on your survival suits this...
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