Originally published October 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 30, 2008 at 1:48 AM

Katmai investigators check into mayday call Coast Guard didn't hear

A marine board investigating the sinking of the Seattle-based fishing vessel Katmai says a mayday call was recorded at the Coast Guard station in Kodiak, but not heard, 101 minutes before the Katmai's emergency beacon transmission was received.

By The Associated Press

Listen to the recorded mayday call

ANCHORAGE — A marine board investigating the sinking of the Seattle-based fishing vessel Katmai says a mayday call was recorded at the Coast Guard station in Kodiak but not heard.

The board said it hasn't been confirmed that the call came from the Katmai before it sank Oct. 22 about 1,300 miles southwest of Anchorage in the Aleutian Islands.

The board said the call was not heard by the watch stander in Kodiak and not reported as heard by other entities, but the recording was found by investigators.

The call was recorded 101 minutes before the Katmai's emergency beacon transmission was received by the rescue coordination center in Juneau.

The ship sank in rough seas. Rescuers found four survivors and five bodies. Two of the crew members were never found.

The board is to meet today in Seattle.

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