Akebono Maru
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The Akebono Maru (officially registered Akebono Maru No. 28) was a Japanese stern trawler that capsized on January 5, 1982.[1] The Mineral Management Service of Alaska reported she sank 50 miles north of the Adak and notes it at the top of its list of 'Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses In The Last 20 Years'.[2] In total, 32 souls were lost.[3]
In fact very little is known about her sinking. There are almost no reports of her accident from 1982-1990. The earliest record of the ship is a New Zealand marine index of an accident that occurred on February 16, 1980, when the ship collided with a squid boat off Timaru.[4] At the time, the ship was commissioned by Ferons Ltd.
The Akebono Maru was also the name of a Japanese oil tanker sunk on June 3, 1942 during the Battle of Midway.[5][6]
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- ^ Chris McGann. "Two bodies found in area where fishing vessel disappeared", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 3, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses In The Last 20 Years. Mineral Management Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Sam Howe Verhovek. "Accepting the Sea's Risk Doesn't Ease the Pain of Losses", New York Times, April 5, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ New Zealand Maritime Index. New Zealand National Maritime Museum. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Battle of Midway. Naval Historical Center (NHC). Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Interrogations of Japanese Officers. HyperWar Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
