9 rescued from crab boat that ran aground on Bering Sea island
Nine fishermen were rescued Monday from a crab boat that ran aground on St. George Island and began taking on water in rough weather.
The Arctic Sea, a 134-foot crab boat with a few thousand pounds of catch aboard, ran aground on the north side of the Bering Sea island after losing power, according to Eric Deakin, CEO of Coastal Villages Region Fund, owner-operator of the vessel.
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