Global InformationFV Scandies Rose information
 The vessel lying on the seafloor on her starboard side
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| History | |
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| Name | Scandies Rose |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Scandies Rose Fishing Company, LLC |
| Port of registry | US: Dutch Harbor, Alaska |
| Builder | Bender Shipbuilding, Mobile, Alabama |
| Maiden voyage | 1978 |
| In service | 1978 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
| Identification | WDC7308 |
| Nickname(s) |
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| Fate | Sank on 31 December 2019, following a capsizing due to a combination of asymmetrical ice buildup and katabatic winds |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Crab fishing vessel |
| Length |
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| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Installed power | Two Detroit Diesel 12V2000-R1227K22 producing 1,610 hp (1,200 kW) (2 x 805 hp, 600 kW) |
| Propulsion | Propeller |
| Crew | 4–6 |
FV Scandies Rose (Fishing Vessel Scandies Rose)[1] was a crab fishing vessel built in 1978 by Bender Shipbuilding out of Mobile, Alabama.[2][3] Originally named Enterprise, she was registered in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. She mainly fished for king crabs, opilio crabs, and Pacific cod, in both the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska.[3] The sinking of the vessel became more widely known due to its relation to the reality TV-show Deadliest Catch.[4]
On 31 December 2019, at approximately 22:00 Alaska Standard Time, the United States Coast Guard received a distress call from the crab fishing vessel Scandies Rose. The vessel was on its way from Kodiak, Alaska to the Bering Sea to fish crabs. At this point the vessel was around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Sutwik Island. Only minutes later, the vessel sank. Only two out of the seven crew members survived and were found by the coast guard. According to the two survivors, Scandies Rose began accumulating ice on her starboard side between roughly 02:00 and 08:00. By 20:37 the boat had accumulated so much ice that it was traveling with a 20-degree list. In an attempt to find shelter from the hostile weather, the captain changed course, but the list worsened. The route that Scandies Rose was following, close to the Aleutian Islands, is notorious for local katabatic winds caused by the unique geography, called williwaws. As the williwaws blew against the starboard side of the vessel, the winds were in actuality stabilizing the vessel. When the course was altered to find shelter, the ship instead faced winds from the port side, worsening the list. This, in combination with the asymmetrical ice buildup resulted in instability to such an extent that the vessel capsized.[3][5]
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- ^ a b c Capsizing and Sinking of Commercial Fishing Vessel Scandies Rose, Sutwik Island, Alaska. National Transportation Safety Board.
- ^ Gatollari, Mustafa (3 June 2020). "Did a 'Deadliest Catch' Boat Sink in 2020? What We Know". Distractify. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ SCANDIES ROSE – IIC Factual Report. National Transportation Safety Board.