Monthly Archives: October 2008

Captains Phil Harris & Sig Hansen playing Xbox Deadliest Catch/Alaskan Storm

Posted on October 31, 2008 by opilia

Well this is quite the sight! Watch the look on Phil and Sig’s faces as they sink the Cornelia Marie on the new Xbox game! more about "Captains Phil Harris & Sig Hansen pla…", posted with vodpod

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Captain Keith Colburn to be featured at Caterpillar

Posted on October 31, 2008 by opilia

CATERPILLAR TO FEATURE CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN AT THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL WORKBOAT SHOW! Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is proud to host Captain Keith Colburn at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 3 and 4, 2008. This is … Continue reading →

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Update on the Katmai

Posted on October 25, 2008 by opilia

Video of part of the US Coastguard rescue of the Katmai survivors… Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue of four survivors from the 92-foot fishing vessel Katmai 100 miles west of Adak in the Aleutian Islands. Oct. 22, 2008. 081022-G-0000A-100-Katmai Survivors … Continue reading →

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Halloween on the Bering Sea/Wizard–2007

Posted on October 25, 2008 by opilia

Halloween may certainly not be a “global” holiday but its still a special day out on the Bering Sea…

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Cod Processor ‘Katmai’ lost at sea near Aleutian Islands

Posted on October 23, 2008 by opilia

The Katmai motors toward the Ballard Locks in Seattle in this undated photo. The cod processor sank west of Adak Island in the Aleutians October 22, 2008. (Photo courtesy of Seattle Times) In sad news related to fishing in the … Continue reading →

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The Crab Harvesting has begun!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by opilia

(Photo courtesy of Anne Hillman of KUCB) KUCB New out of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor reports that the first loads of Red King crab were delivered last weekend by the F/V Bering Star.  They brought in about 14,000 pounds as they picked … Continue reading →

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