The vessel is resting on its port side on the seafloor, the skeg and rudder can be seen in light green below the starboard quarter on the left of this image.
NOAA
The wreckage of a Seattle-based fishing boat that went missing of the coast of Alaska in February was discovered last month.
The 92-foot fishing vessel Destination and its crew of six disappeared on Feb. 11 while fishing for snow crab about two miles northwest of St. George, Alaska. Rescuers responding to a beacon from the ship found debris including buoys, life rings and tarps, but neither the crew nor the vessel itself was found until last month, when two ships from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uncovered the wreckage.
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The Oscar Dyson, a NOAA fisheries survey vessel, conducted the first search April 30-May 1, which helped narrow the search area. On June 8-9, NOAA hydrographic survey vessel Fairweather used its multibeam sonar -- designed for seafloor mapping and object detection -- and found the Destination resting in about 250 feet of water.
Both NOAA vessels were on their way to scientific missions in Alaskan waters when they conducted the searches.
"The Marine Board appreciates NOAA's help in locating the wreckage of the F/V Destination," Coast Guard Commander Scott Muller said in a statement. "The vessel location is an instrumental piece of our investigation. We have a long partnership with NOAA to support the safety of those on the sea and appreciate their assistance in this and past investigations."
A U.S. Coast Guard dive team will investigate the wreckage later this month using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Footage gathered from ROV will be reviewed by the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation during a public hearing August 7-8.
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