Tag: Mirage

Stranded troller refloated in week-long salvage effort

Stranded troller refloated in week-long salvage effort

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 28, 2014 | ,

A little more than a week after running aground on a stormy beach in Sitka Sound, the Mirage has been refloated. The 52-foot steel-hull troller went ashore in surf and heavy seas last Sunday evening on Low Island, a windswept mound of rock off the coast of Kruzof Island, about 8 miles west of Sitka. Read More
Two rescued as troller goes aground in heavy surf

Two rescued as troller goes aground in heavy surf

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 22, 2014 | ,

Two crewmen were rescued safely after their troller ran aground in heavy seas in Sitka Sound early this morning (Mon 4-21-14). The 52-foot steel-hulled troller Mirage radioed a distress call at about 3:30 AM. The boat had gone aground on the southern shore of Low Island, in surf and strong southerly winds. Read More
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