Sinking of Fishing Vessel Blazer

What Happened

On November 29, 2014, at 0611 local time, the 73-foot-long fishing vessel Blazer, loaded with Dungeness crab pots, sank in the Pacific Ocean about 8 miles west of Siletz Bay, Oregon. All five crewmembers abandoned ship and were rescued by the US Coast Guard. The Blazer, valued at $950,000, sank with 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel and mixed lube oil products on board. No pollution was sighted.

What We Found

​​The probable cause of the sinking of the Blazer was flooding from an unknown point of ingress.

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