Ketchikan man charged with assault on vessel

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Assault investigation

On June 15 at approximately 11:59 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers received a report of an assault on the fishing vessel Silver Surfer. The caller did not know the vessel's exact location, but troopers were able to identify a probable location. On June 16, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers vessel P/V Loyalty based out of Ketchikan responded to the probable location and located the F/V Silver Surfer in the waters near Meyers Chuck. Troopers determined that 45-year-old Ketchikan resident David Vest had assaulted another individual on the boat multiple times. He was escorted back to Ketchikan and arrested without incident on assault charges.