Hard aground
(Photo by U.S. Coast Guard / February 26, 2009)
This photo provided by the Coast Guard shows the fishing vessel Icy Mist sitting next to the shore of Akutan Island, in Alaska. Four crew members of the grounded fishing boat used a crab pot to lower themselves off their vessel Wednesday to get to higher ground, where they were hoisted to safety by a rescue helicopter.Hurricane-force winds kept the Coast Guard from lifting crewmen directly from the 58-foot-long ship.
This photo provided by the Coast Guard shows the fishing vessel Icy Mist sitting next to the shore of Akutan Island, in Alaska. Four crew members of the grounded fishing boat used a crab pot to lower themselves off their vessel Wednesday to get to higher ground, where they were hoisted to safety by a rescue helicopter.Hurricane-force winds kept the Coast Guard from lifting crewmen directly from the 58-foot-long ship.
Local Time: 5:49 AM AKST (GMT -09)
Lat/Lon :: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Elevation :: 33 F
Temperature :: High 36 F
Low 10 F
Conditions :: Overcast
Windchill: 18 °F
Humidity: 86%
Dew Point: 25 °F
Wind: 14 mph from the NW
Wind Gust: 21 mph
Pressure: 29.53 in (Falling)
Visibility: 2.0 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds: Overcast 1500 ft (Above Ground Level)
