The U.S. Coast Guard says there was reportedly five people aboard the fishing boat.
A search is underway after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in bad weather near Hoonah early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.that it received a mayday call shortly after midnight on Sunday from the Wind Walker, a 52-foot seiner based in Sitka. The crew reported that their boat was overturning.
This type of device — called an EPIRB — is attached to the cabin of a boat, and releases automatically when submerged. The Coast Guard believes five crew were on board the Wind Walker when it capsized. Reports on social media claiming that some of the victims had been found were incorrect. The Coast Guard said inthat none of the people missing had been located. So far, it said, only seven survival suits and two strobe lights have been located in the water in the search area.
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