On July 28, 2018, about 0500 local time, the fish tender Logger caught fire while under way in the Bering Sea off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula, about 55 miles west of Port Moller, Alaska. The crew of three attempted to fight the fire with portable extinguishers; however, unsuccessful, they evacuated to a nearby fishing vessel that had been sailing with them. There were no reports of injuries or pollution. The Logger, valued at an estimated $450,000, eventually sank and was declared a total loss.
We determined that the fire aboard the fish tender Logger likely originated in the engine room from an unknown source.
