Dutch Harbor report

From the local police blotter:

Fire response, Oct. 26 — Fire personnel responded to a fish-processing complex regarding a reported fire in a second-story apartment. Fire personnel determined the smoke was actually steam from a boiler and that no emergency existed.

Assault, Oct. 27, 0140 hours — Two drunken men went into the water following an argument about "thug life" onboard their vessel. Both men, who were out of the water and in dry clothing by the time officers arrived, refused medical attention. Neither cared to provide further details about the altercation.

Ambulance request, Oct. 27, 0251 hours — EMS personnel responded to a different dock, where a caller reported hearing someone yelling as if he were in the water. The intoxicated patient, who had indeed been in the water, refused medical attention.

Welfare check, Oct. 27 — Caller asked police to check on the occupants of a home at which the electricity had recently been cut off. The occupants, both inebriated, were watching a blank TV and were quite well aware they had no power.

Assist other agency, Oct. 27 — Officer helped Alaska State Troopers investigate an assault which had occurred onboard a vessel in state waters near the Pribilof Islands.

Ambulance request, Oct. 27, 2314 hours — EMS personnel responded to yet another dock where yet another intoxicated man had fallen into the water.

Animal, Oct. 28 — Caller reported an entangled whale drifting close to town.

Civil, Oct. 30 — Two recently fired fishermen complained to police that their former employer, who had provided the men with $250, had not given them enough money for lodging. The employer offered to pay directly for a hotel room provided the men returned the $250 cash. They declined.

Juneau crabber fined $3K after no contest plea

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Sentencing
On 11/6/15 Dennis J. Capua, 60, of Juneau, pled no contest in Juneau District Court to one count of operating commercial Dungeness crab gear during a closed season. Capua was fined $6,000 with $3,000 suspended and placed on probation for 18 months. The charges stemmed from an investigation by Juneau Wildlife Troopers which showed that Capua had failed to remove at least 64 crab pots from the waters of Stephens Passage before the summer season closed on 8/15/15.

F/V Katie Ann crewmen charged with assault

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Assault
On 10/27/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued citations to Tyler Wootan, 20, of Bremerton, Wash., and Douglas Moimoi, 20, and Sunia Moimoi, 18, both of Port Orchard, Wash., for assaulting and punching a fellow crewmember while they were commercial fishing. The incident occurred on 10/26/15 while aboard the F/V Katie Ann near St. Paul Island. Arraignment was set for 11/3/15 in Unalaska District Court.

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Assault
On 10/27/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Toumante Dia, 36, of Philadelphia, Pa., for assaulting and punching a fellow crewmember while they were commercial fishing. The incident occurred on 10/25/15 while aboard the F/V Katie Ann near St. Paul Island. Arraignment was set for 11/3/15 in Unalaska District Court.

Troopers cite two sea cucumber divers

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Kasaan
Type: Commercial fish closed area
On 10/6/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Prince of Wales Island Post, contacted divers on the F/V Resurrection after they commercially harvested sea cucumbers in closed waters near Kasaan. Both divers, Thomas Trumper, 67, of California, and Charles Bremer, 38, of Ketchikan, were issued summonses to appear in Craig District Court. The fish product was seized pending forfeiture to the state of Alaska.

Crewman charged with assault on Bering Sea vessel

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Assault
On 9/24/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Samuel W. Everett, 28, of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., for assaulting and punching a fellow crewmember several times while they were commercial fishing. The incident occurred on Sept. 22 aboard the F/V Alaska Mist near the Pribilof Islands. Arraignment set for 10/13/15 in Unalaska District Court.

Dutch Harbor report

From the local police blotter:

Suspicious activity, Aug. 3 — Caller reported what appeared to be a white and blue, approximately 500-gallon, fuel tank floating in the ocean. U.S. Coast Guard personnel identified the floating object as a stationary mooring buoy.

Environmental, Aug. 8 — Approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a vessel docked at the spit when the fuel tender quit tending the fuel tank and walked away for several minutes. Cleanup efforts were underway by the time the incident was reported.

Drunk disturbance, Aug. 14 — Officers responded to a vessel on which a captain had reported an intoxicated, unruly crewmember who refused to leave the vessel. The man left willingly enough after five officers arrived on scene.

Missing person, Aug. 21 — Vessel captain reported his ship's engineer had left the vessel with their rental truck the previous evening and had not returned. Officers checked several areas for the rental vehicle but did not locate it. The engineer returned to his vessel of his own accord.

Trespass, Aug. 24 — A drunk toddled to the UniSea docks and planted himself in a doorway from which he initially refused to leave. Kiril Zahary Basargin, 36, finally left the doorway and wandered into the processing plant, at which point he was arrested for criminal trespass.

Welfare check, Aug. 31 — Caller expressed concern over an extremely intoxicated individual at the airport. Officer contacted the sot and found he was drowning his sorrows over the loss of his job. Several of his coworkers stepped up and agreed to ensure his safety.

Ambulance request, Sept. 1 — EMS responded to assist with a patient aboard a vessel.

Traffic, Sept. 4 — Harbor Department assisted in contacting a vessel whose sodium lights were causing a traffic concern.

Two salmon seiners cited at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 9/1/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Thomas Scott McAllister, 62, of Juneau, for commercial salmon seining in the closed waters of Katlian Bay on 8/24/15 aboard the F/V Owyhee. Arraignment set for 9/22/15 in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 9/1/15 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Steven H. Thomassen, 51, of Wrangell, for commercial salmon seining aboard the F/V Marauder prior to the opening of the Deep Inlet fishery. Troopers documented the violation on 8/30/15. Arraignment set for 9/22/15 in Sitka District Court.