5 crew members feared dead after Alaska fishing boat sinks
By BECKY BOHRER and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press
Some fishermen called loved ones and mentioned poor conditions just hours before their boat sank off Alaska and left five crew members missing. The National Weather Service says the boat was traveling in an area with warnings about strong winds and heavy freezing spray. An ex-girlfriend of the captain told the Anchorage Daily News that he said the boat was icing but that he didn’t sound alarmed. The fiance of another missing crew member says he also told her conditions were bad. The Coast Guard has called off their search and all five are feared dead. Two other crew members were rescued from a life raft.