Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Black Line | 1

About this episode

The episode recounts the harrowing experience of five fishermen caught in a storm off the coast of Alaska in 1998.

On January 30, 1998, five fishermen finally hit the jackpot in a fishing bank known as Fairweather Ground off the southeastern coast of Alaska. They were aboard a wooden ship called the La Conte, which had seen better days. Despite a brewing storm approaching and the ship taking on water, the men decided to throw out one more fishing line. They’d soon learn they’d made a grave mistake. For more on this story, we recommend: The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas by Todd Lewan Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska’s High Seas by Spike Walker (also available as an audiobook on Audible) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• fishing
• rescue
• Alaska
• storm
• maritime history

Keywords

• Coast Guard
• rescue mission
• Alaska fishing
• storm
• La Conte

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Audible

Products: audiobook

Books & works: The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas, Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska’s High Seas

Places: Alaska, Fairweather Ground, Alaska

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