Unalaska, AK – A fishing boat that ran aground Tuesday morning on Hog Island is waiting on a marine assessor to determine whether the ship can be fully repaired in Dutch Harbor.

The 93-foot Arctic Hunter ran aground on the north end of Hog Island at 4:30 a.m. yesterday and was pulled loose four hours later by another fishing boat, then towed by the tugboat Saratoga to Magone Marine Service. According to the Coast Guard Dutch Harbor marine safety detachment, the vessel's hull was torn in several places and its engine room flooded.

The Coast Guard's pollution investigator found no sign of oil spillage at the site of the accident. The vessel was dewatered at the Magone dock and divers temporarily patched the hull with neoprene foam, but it's still not clear whether permanent repairs can be done here.