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The crew of the approximately 50-foot (15-meter) boat, the Wind
Walker, sent a mayday call that the vessel was overturning
around 12:10 a.m., but the Coast Guard's attempts to get more
information from the crew went unanswered, according to a Coast
Guard press release. The Wind Walker capsized on waters off
Point Couverden, southwest of Juneau.
The crew of a ferry named the AMHS Hubbard overheard the
broadcast and went to the scene first, with the Coast Guard
launching an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a response boat,
according to the press release. Seven cold-water immersion suits
and two strobe lights were found in the water in the search
area.
Responders faced heavy snow, winds up to 60 mph (96 kph) and
6-foot (1.8-meter) seas, with part of the region, which is
located in the Gulf of Alaska, under a winter storm warning.
The Coast Guard said that people who know the crew of the Wind
Walker, which originated just south of Point Couverden in Icy
Strait, said there were five people aboard, but officials have
not yet been able to confirm that number.
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