Halibut Skiff; St. Lazaria Island, Sitka, Alaska

St. Lazaria Island, Sitka, Alaska | 1989-Sep-09

Initial Notification: On September 7 or 8, 1989, a 16-foot halibut skiff with two men aboard capsized in the vicinity of St. Lazaria Island, approximately 10 miles west of Sitka, Alaska. Rescue efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue (SAR) unit, Sitka, were hampered by fog. USCG district 17.