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Ferry participated in SAR operation

The Coast Guard Cutter 'John McCormick' (MMSI: 338926421) and the 'Hubbard' participated in the search for the 43-foot commercial geoduck clam dive boat 'Canis Majoris', which went missing on Feb 20, 2025, just north of Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island. The US Coast Guard had picked up an emergency radio transmission from the vessel at around 6:30 p.m. The 'John McCormick' was dispatched from Ketchikan along with a Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka. The Coast Guard also alerted the Alaska Marine Highway System’s ferry 'Hubbard', which was nearby in the Clarence Strait en route to Juneau without passengers aboard, in order to resume service after an overhaul at Ketchikan’s Vigor shipyard. The ferry crew deployed a speedboat to the site of the distress call. They found a life raft and floating debris but no survivors. The weather got worse and the ferry crew had to return to safety. The Coastguard units continued to search the area for approximately 25 hours before calling it off on Feb 21. The Coast Guard believed only the owner/operator David Klein was aboard the boat when it disappeared. All other possible or suggested crew members and deckhands for the vessel were contacted and they were confirmed to not be on the vessel. The Alaska State Troopers listed Klein as a missing person on Feb 22. The Coast Guard urged anyone with information on Klein or the Canis Majoris to contact Ketchikan Troopers at 907-225-5118 or the regional Coast Guard Southeast Alaska Command Center at 907-463-2980.

Allision in Ketchikan

The ferry 'Kennicott' allided with the 'Hubbard' while docking at Ketchikan on Jan 14, 2022, at 04.25 a.m. and suffered significant damage to its starboard side. A window and a sponson were also damaged. There was minimal damage to the 'Hubbard'. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified, and an internal investigation was launched. Neither ship is currently in revenue service, and no crew members were injured during the incident. The 'Kennicott' just entered its annual overhaul period, and the 'Hubbard' was scheduled to begin a capital improvement project to construct crew quarters during 2022. AMHS did not anticipate the damage from the incident will impact project timelines or return to service dates for either vessel.