Unalaska, AK – Searchers found four survivors and recovered five bodies from the catcher processor Katmai, which sank around 1 am on Wednesday in the Aleutian Islands about 100 miles from Adak. Two crew members remain missing. The names of the four survivors are Henry Blake III, Guy Schroder, Harold Appling, and Adam Foster. The Coast Guard search was assisted by two good Samaritan vessels, the F/V Courageous and the F/V Patricia Lee. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Reed said the four survivors were found in a life raft about 15 hours after the ship went down. They were all in good condition and wanted to help with the search.

The crew "did report that the ship did go down and they also reported that all 11 crew members did get into survival suits," Reed said. "The exact cause of what happened is still under investigation at this time."

The only clue to the cause of the accident was an e-mail sent to the Coast Guard from another ship, the Blue Ballard. Reed reported it said "they had been in contact with the F/V Katmai concerning a loss of steering and also taking on water in the lazarette, which is a compartment in the back section of the boat."

The survivors and the deceased were taken to Adak. The names of the deceased and missing crew members have not been released. The 93-foot vessel was transporting cod to Dutch Harbor when it went down in Amchitka Pass. It is home-ported in Kodiak but is the only vessel owned by the Seattle-based company Katmai Fishing. The company's owner said the crew was from through out the Northwest. Petty officer Reed said they will not talk of suspending the search as long as they have the resources to keep it up and there is still a possible chance of finding survivors.