A section of Halibut Point Road was closed to traffic for two hours on Saturday (7-4-26) after an unsecured trailer carrying a boat flipped near Sitka’s downtown roundabout.
Police Chief Mike Hall said the pickup truck towing a single-axle trailer with a 20-foot boat was passing Swan Lake inbound when a tire on the trailer blew. The trailer detached from the truck and flipped. Hall said the boat wasn’t properly secured to the trailer, and the trailer wasn’t properly secured to the truck.
Four firefighters and three police officers responded. They closed Halibut Point Road from Spruce to Erler Street, and rerouted traffic.
Hall said the truck didn’t sustain any damage, but the boat was scratched on its side, and a front window was broken. Responders flipped the boat upright and onto the trailer, and the truck driver towed it away after fixing the flat tire.
Hall said there was a small fuel spill, but fire personnel cleaned it up with absorbent pads to prevent spillage into the drain system and lake.
He reminded Sitkans to always properly secure their trailers and boats no matter how short of a distance they plan on traveling.
