The toll already begins

[nootka]

Well, a few less "sandy clawses" will be comin' to town this year, since one of the crab boats belonging to the man my husband works for rolled over today off of Depoe Bay.

Mikey had called us this morning and told us they were in trouble, and by this afternoon, we heard they lost the boat.

The boat my husband fishes on is on its way to California as this one was, but a day ahead of them. Let's hope they make it safely!

Here is one of the news stories. There is video of the boat floating upside down going on the news tonight. Lots of crab pots and buoys, also no doubt fuel since they were fully loaded.

Hope they get it salvaged, soon:KGWs Story

Glad everyone made it off ok.

Liz M.

 

[Bluebell]

That is a way of life we don't think much about living in this area. Interesting and thanks for bringing that to our attention. Yes they are lucky they made it.

 

[Pepipony]

Liz, glad that your hubby and the other crew members are safe. I think its a shame that the middlemen get more share of the profits than the actual fishermen do. Its a hard job, but this seafooda-holic is glad they do it

 

[nootka]

Yes, PepiPony, it's criminal how little they pay the fishermen for what they sell the product for. The fishermen are the ones risking their lives and we need to buy our own insurances, etc.

They put up a new story w/video and you can see the boat underway. My husband came home Wednesday night after they left w/concerns about the amount of pots on the back deck. The skipper is a young man, a friend of ours, and unfortunately, he did not know what he was doing, apparently.

Anyway, you can see the boat both right side up before it went over, and then one of it upside down. The buoys and line are floating alongside of it, but all those pots are no doubt on the ocean floor, and you can see an oil slick around it.

KATU TV news story

The owner of the boat is fairly notorious for lack of care.

This certainly could have been avoided.

Liz M.

 

[Marty]

We had a summer house in Cape Cod, the best place in the world according to me: and boy oh boy I used to love watching the fishermen.

I learned so much more though after I saw the George Clooney movie, forget the name of it though about what they went through just to earn a living. Very hard work and very very sad.

 

[Pepipony]

'A Perfect Storm' about the Andrea Gayle ( sp may be off )

We went to the Cape tons, never stayed more than a weekend. Had a summer house on Casco Bay on Maine. Gosh I can still smell the ocean but its been decades since I have been there. Miss it SO much.

 

[MInx]

We visit my aunt who lives near the Nubble Lighthouse in York Harbor Maine. Loved it,

the smell, the mist, the fog horns..BUT since then I also saw a documentary on Crab Pot fishing being the mOST dangerous job in the world due to overloading of boats with pots too high and also in Winter then ice builds up on them.They also get smashed by those huge heavy metal pots.

Hats off boys, you are a brave lot! Maxine

 

[Valerie]

Liz, thanks for sharing the story, too many times we forgot how hard some of these jobs really are, as we all can just mosey down to the store & buy the fish, crab, shrimp, etc without a second thought.

Please send our best wishes for your husbands safety and thank him for a job well done, and we truly do appreciate all of them & the jobs they do!

 

[luvmycritters]

I double ditto what Valerie said! Lori

 

[runamuk]

Being from the northwest I've known a fisherman or two.....I remember in high school guys would clammer over the handful of fishing stints.....paid very well compared to other summer job's.....crab boats paid the best but were the scariest as many times they didn't make it back.......and often they made it back but the injuries that occur can be quite traumatic. Glad to hear you and yours are well....it is such a tough life.......