The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is responding to an incident involving a 738-foot cargo ship beset by weather 2.3 miles northeast of Unalaska, Alaska, reports Safety4sea.
As informed by the USCG, despite intense weather with 46 to 58-knot winds and 26 to 29-foot seas, the vessel remains anchored and stable, not experiencing mechanical failures or environmental damage. According to sources, the vessel had twenty-one crew members onboard.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter evacuated four crew members to Dutch Harbor, while the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton is on standby in Udegak Pass. The Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation.
Pan Viva is a 738-foot cargo vessel anchored near Unalaska, AK, Oct 12, 2024. Video taken by @USCG Air Station Kodiak HC-130 air crew. pic.twitter.com/2lMCpjfZfS
— USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) October 14, 2024
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Source: Safety4sea
