FV Northern Belle

This article is about the fishing vessel. For the nineteenth-century transatlantic ship, see Northern Belle.
History
Name: Northern Belle
Owner: Northern Belle, Inc.
Builder: Blue Streak Industries
Yard number: SV35 (hull number)
Completed: 1979
Out of service: April 20, 2010
Homeport: Seattle, Washington
Identification:
Fate: Sunk in the Gulf of Alaska, April 20, 2010
Notes: Formerly Cortez
General characteristics
Type: Commercial fishing vessel
Tonnage: 95 gt
Length: 75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Beam: 24.1 ft (7.3 m)
Depth: 8.6 ft (2.6 m)
Notes: [1]

FV Northern Belle was a fishing vessel that sank in the Gulf of Alaska on April 20, 2010. Three of her four crew were rescued alive; her captain, Robert Royer, died before rescue teams arrived.[2]

References

  1. "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. Joling, Dan (April 21, 2010). "Fisherman Recounts Rescue as Boat Sinks off Alaska". ABC News. Retrieved January 1, 2011.

Coordinates: 59°10′N 146°47′W / 59.167°N 146.783°W / 59.167; -146.783 (Last reported position of the Northern Belle, April 20, 2010)


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