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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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The Ketchikan freight boat Valentine capsized in heavy weather off Whidbey Island in Puget Sound on Saturday, but the three crew members escaped safely to Camano beach in a skiff with nearby Coast Guard helicopter assistance. The boat's load of shingles shifted, causing it to upset and later break up.
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SEATTLE. (AP) - The small Ketchikan freight boat, Valentine, capsized in heavy weather off Whidbey Island in Puget Sound Saturday but the three men aboard escaped safely to shore in a skiff as a Coast Guard helicopter hovered nearby.
They were John Ristovich, master. Martin. Parsons and Robert Edenshaw, all of Ketchikan.
They reported to the Coast Guard the Valentine's load of shingles shifted, causing it to upset. Later it broke up in the surf near where they landed on Camano beach. It was headed for Ketchikan.
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Puget Sound Off Whidbey Island, Camano Beach
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Saturday
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The small Ketchikan freight boat Valentine capsized in heavy weather off Whidbey Island due to its load of shingles shifting. The three men aboard, John Ristovich (master), Martin Parsons, and Robert Edenshaw, escaped safely to shore in a skiff as a Coast Guard helicopter hovered nearby. The boat later broke up in the surf near Camano beach. It was headed for Ketchikan.