Unalaska, AK – Salvage crews are still working to stabilize a fishing vessel that ran aground on Hog Island early this morning.

The 93-foot-long Arctic Hunter ran aground at about 4:30 a.m. on the east side of the island. The ship hit starboard side first, but the wind spun it around and ran the port side up on the beach. The fishing vessel Vixen was able to pull the Arctic Hunter back out to sea at about 8:30, and the tugboat Saratoga towed it into Dutch Harbor to Magone Marine Service, where it is currently moored. The Arctic Hunter appeared to have sustained hull damage in the incident, and crews were busy dewatering the ship this afternoon.

A Coast Guard investigation is underway this evening, but Coast Guard Petty Officer Gary Bullock says that the priority at this point is still stabilizing the vessel, and that investigators hadn't reported details on the accident yet.