May 22, 2003
Thursday - 11:30 pm

Ketchikan, AK - Coast Guard Station Ketchikan took over an unsafe tow outside of Ketchikan Harbor Saturday afternoon, May 17th. The Coast Guard received information from the vessel Noname Tomcat that the Valley Queen was being towed into harbor by its own skiff. Station Ketchikan's 47-foot motor lifeboat arrived on scene and took the Valley Queen in tow and the Valley Queen took their skiff in tow. During the transit to the harbor the bow line to the skiff parted and the skiff capsized and sank before the Coast Guard crew could release the Valley Queen from tow and respond. The crew towed the Valley Queen into Ketchikan Harbor safely arriving at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday evening.

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United States Coast Guard
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