Search continues for 2 missing fishermen off Alaska

Search continues for 2 missing fishermen off Alaska
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Four fishermen rescued after boat goes missing in Alaska waters

Five bodies have been recovered; search is under way for two other fishermen

The Katmai, a 93-foot fish vessel, hasn't been found, officials say

CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday is searching for two fishermen missing after a commercial fishing vessel went down in remote, treacherous waters off the Aleutian Islands about 1,400 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.

Four of the boat's crew members were rescued and five bodies retrieved Wednesday near the Amchitka Pass, a strait that connects the Bering Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

The names have been withheld pending the notification of families, a Coast Guard statement said.

The search began at about 1 a.m. Wednesday when the Coast Guard received an emergency signal from the Katmai, a 93-foot fishing vessel that had been battling 50-knot winds and nearly 20-foot waves.

The signal originated from a wall-mounted satellite positioning device on the Katmai that reacts when it's touched or splashed with water, Coast Guard Petty Officer Levi Read said.
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