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OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« on: March 23, 2008, 09:21:49 PM »
heard it on the news... the ak ranger went down... thats an FCA boat.. i fished for them for quite some time.. was old crew on the AK SPIRIT,, but fished on the AK PIONEER,, did one trip on the ranger.. my god, what a *censored*ty top heavy rolling pos... was glad i  was on it only once... man......
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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2008, 10:31:16 PM »
found out that dave silveria was lost... he was the mate on the spirit...good guy, my how we used to have some cuss fights
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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2008, 05:49:32 AM »
I havent' fished commercially for years but it is always a sad day when you hear news like that. Sounds like 5 men were lost in this sinking.




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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2008, 07:38:57 AM »
billy . ever miss dutch?..haha i doubt it......they say there is a pretty girl behind every tree there,,,,only maybe 9 trees on the island..

sad sad
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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2008, 02:43:33 PM »
Im a commercial fisherman,Have been for the last 14 years and ever since I started, Fca has had a bad rap, It is just sad that they have to loose a boat and crew to do something about it. My heart goes out to the family!




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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2008, 02:48:01 PM »
what year was the elbow room shut down?  i never spent much time there,, if i went out it was at unisea or carls,, but mostly i would get a bottle and go hike up to the bunkers.. i remember whenthey closed the bowling alley......FCA, was kinda *censored*ty, but then again i was always treated well. spent most of my time on the ak spirit... i remember when the arctic rose went down.. we werent terribly far away.... do you rember the ak ONE? 
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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2008, 03:10:53 PM »
Used to work in refineries up and down coast...lots of the refinery workers were commercial fishermen during the off season...my step Gpa was a commercial fishermen his whole life...its always a shame to hear when a boat goes...


Hats off to the crew and familys.

Here's to the happy hunting grounds...or in this case...happy fishing grounds..RIP boys~ :brew: :brew: :fishin: :brew: :angel:

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Re: OMG! THE AK RANGER GOES DOWN!
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2008, 04:03:59 PM »
Quote
but mostly i would get a bottle and go hike up to the bunkers

Nope, don't miss Dutch. The last time I was there they were trying to pave the roads.
If we didn't hit the Unisea we were usually up in the bunkers as well. Somewhere in an old box I still have some wing nuts we broke off of one. I remember sitting in the bunkers and trying to watch the skyline through the concrete window.




 


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