Crew member killed in accident onboard fishing trawler


Tuesday, June 12 2007
Unalaska, AK – A 28-year-old man was killed last week in an accident onboard a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea.
Vinh Phan died instantly when his head was crushed in a hydraulic lock door on the fishing trawler Enterprise on June 3. The ship was about 450 miles from Dutch Harbor at the time.
The Unalaska Department of Public Safety investigated the incident on June 5 when the ship arrived in Dutch Harbor. Sgt. Matt Betzen said that following interviews with the ship's crew, Phan's death appears to have been an accident, and isn't under further investigation.
The owner of the Enterprise couldn't be reached for comment this afternoon.