Tugboat Tragedy: 2 Dead in Confined Space Accident

0:00Welcome to Anchorage News Today, two minutes of news that mattered to Anchorage. Two crew members died in a confined space accident on a tugboat near Ketchikan, Alaska, this past Sunday. The victims were 21-year-old Ben Fowler from Sikka and 28-year-old Sidney Maharovich from Washington State. Coast Guard teams from Station Ketchikan launched right away to help. While they were heading out, the tug crew pulled one body from the space and got two survivors to safety. They towed the barge to appear, and with help from other agencies, recovered the second body on Tuesday. Ben Fowler's older sister Jewel spoke about her heartbreak over losing him. She remembered him as the ultimate small-town Alaska guy, always outdoors, fishing from docks in his boots and playing in the dirt. He started commercial fishing at age 12 and had this goofy energy that lit up everyone around him. The two survivors are now in stable condition. Officials are digging into what caused the incident to stop it from happening again.

1:00Captain Stanley Fields with Coast Guard's Sector Southeast Alaska called it a tough reminder of the hidden dangers and ship-confined spaces. The investigation continues as they work to figure out the full story. Quick thanks to today's sponsor, see the description for more. From Chase Peace, I put my head in it, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.