Akebono Maru No.28 Explained

Akebono Maru No. 28 was a Japanese fishing trawler that capsized on 5 January 1982. The Minerals Management Service of Alaska reported she sank 50miles north of the Adak and notes it at the top of its list of "Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping LossesIn The Last 20 Years".^[1] In total, 32 people died.^[2]

External links

• Official report at Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses In The Last 20 Years. Minerals Management Service. 2007-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20071211123042/http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/worst20yrs.htm. 2007-12-11. dead.
2. News: Accepting the Sea's Risk Doesn't Ease the Pain of Losses. The New York Times. Sam Howe Verhovek. 2001-04-05. 2007-12-05.