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Article: Last crab derby claims the lives of six in Bering Sea; a pot sweeps a crewman off a 134-footer on the same day 5 from the Big Valley perish.(North Pacific)(Brief Article)
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- National Fisherman
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- April 1, 2005
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Alaska's last derby-styled crab fishery couldn't come and go without taking the lives of more Bering Sea fishermen.
Within hours of beginning the Bering Sea opilio crab fishery on Jan. 15, the Kodiak-based Big Valley, a 92-foot crabber, rolled over and sank. Seas were estimated at around 25 feet, and winds were gusting to 40 knots where the vessel was working near St. Paul Island.
The sinking claimed the lives of skipper and owner Gary Edwards, 46, of Kodiak, Josias Hernandez Luna, 48, of Kodiak and Anchorage, and Aaron Marts, 26, of Louisville, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn. The bodies of Carlos Rivero, 35, of Uraguay, and Danny Bermeersch, 33 from Belgium ...