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A ‘battleship’ of a crab boat – Owner of Alaska crab boat thought of Scandies Rose as unsinkable

The F/V Scandies Rose, which was managed out of Seattle, sank suddenly near Sutwik Island, off the coast of the Alaskan Peninsula. Two crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard from life rafts; the other five were not found. Two of the lost crew members and one of the survivors were from Washington. Dan Mattsen, who owns the Scandies Rose with two other partners, said he is still processing what happened. He is interviewed by  KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson >click to read, listen< 19:27