[WATCH]: Coast Guard - Alaskan Monarch Rescue in the Bearing Sea

On March 14, 1990, the F/V Alaskan Monarch was enroute to the St. Paul harbor to deliver 100000 pounds of crab to Pribilof Island Processors (PIP). The Alaskan Monarch continued toward the harbor; it encountered an ice floe about one and one-half miles from the harbor entrance. The Alaska Mist, a 300-foot processing vessel, was exiting the harbor, and in doing so cleared a path to the harbor entrance. In an attempt to reach the harbor, the Captain piloted the Alaskan Monarch into the wake of the Alaska Mist. The Alaskan Monarch, however, traveled only another quarter of a mile before becoming caught in the ice. After the ice trapped the vessel, the ship radioed a call for help to other vessels and learned that a number were also stuc

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