On January 26, 2018, at 0820 local time, the commercial fishing vessel Progress was riding out heavy weather in the Bering Sea north of Unimak Island, Alaska, when a large wave struck the vessel's wheelhouse. Several windows were damaged by the force of the wave, and seawater ruined navigational and other electrical equipment and knocked out the vessel's electrical power. The five crewmembers reestablished control and Good Samaritan vessels led the Progress back to Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The vessel sustained $1.3 million in damage. No pollution or injuries were reported.

​​​The probable cause of the damage to fishing vessel Progress was an encounter with a considerably larger wave than those the vessel had been experiencing while hove to in gale-force conditions.