Comments on: Tragedy in Alaska http://www.alberniweather.ca/index.php/2008/10/24/tragedy-in-alaska/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kat http://www.alberniweather.ca/index.php/2008/10/24/tragedy-in-alaska/comment-page-1/#comment-900 kat Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:23:58 +0000 http://www.alberniweather.ca/?p=613#comment-900 the alaskan fishery is indeed brutal. The big boats work so far offshore that running into safe harbour is not an option when bad weather hits. fortunately here in BC most of our commercial fishing grounds are fairly close to shore. Still, that doesn't prevent at least one or two deaths a year. So many things can go wrong out there, even when the weather is fine. Our groundfish trawl fleet lost a man on Sept. 27 when a piece of hardware broke during haulback. I've never looked up the statistics but in the 6 years I've been working on the groundfish trawl fleet, at least one person has died each year that I've been working at sea. I've recently changed jobs. the alaskan fishery is indeed brutal. The big boats work so far offshore that running into safe harbour is not an option when bad weather hits. fortunately here in BC most of our commercial fishing grounds are fairly close to shore. Still, that doesn’t prevent at least one or two deaths a year.

So many things can go wrong out there, even when the weather is fine. Our groundfish trawl fleet lost a man on Sept. 27 when a piece of hardware broke during haulback. I’ve never looked up the statistics but in the 6 years I’ve been working on the groundfish trawl fleet, at least one person has died each year that I’ve been working at sea.

I’ve recently changed jobs.

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