 June 11, 2004
The 105-foot vessel, based in Ketchikan drifted and grounded with six people and a dog on board, prompting Coast Guard Air Station Sitka to launch the ready Jayhawk helicopter crew to the scene. Six Good Samaritans and the Craig Harbormaster also arrived on scene to assist.  the ship grounded in Southeast Alaska June 9 Official U.S. Coast Guard photos courtesy Air Station Sitka Captain Jack's crew declined an offer by the Coast Guard rescue crew to lower a pump to the ship. The helicopter then departed the scene to Ketchikan to refuel and embark MSD Ketchikan marine investigators. When it made an additional pass over the vessel on its return trip to Sitka, the aircrew saw the vessel fully engulfed in flames. The crew and passengers safely evacuated ashore in the remote village of Edna Bay The cause of the fire was unknown. Alaska Commercial Divers will attempt to inspect the vessel Thursday, while MSD conducts interviews with the crew.
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According
Greg Parsley, the vessel's operator, additional dewatering pumps
from the Coast Guard would not have helped to control the flooding
due to the extent of damage. Parsley, during a June 25th telephone
conversation with the USCG, stated that onboard pumps in operation
were also not keeping up with the amount of incoming water.