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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Five of nine crew members died when the fishing vessel Sunset capsized in False Pass, Aleutian Islands, on Saturday. Victims included Capt. Nick Mardesich and his son Tony, a Washington state legislator. Four survivors, mostly Mardesich family, were rescued by the Johnny B. and flown to Seattle.
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ANCHORAGE, June 13—(AP)—Five of a crew of nine perished Saturday when the fishing vessel Sunset capsized in False Pass, in the Aleutian Island chain.
Four others were rescued by the fishing boat Johnny B.
The victims were Capt. Nick Mardesich of Everett, Wash.; his 30-year-old son Tony, a member of the Washington State Legislature, Anton Morovich of Seattle, a cook; Vincent Vlastelica of Everett, and Frank Suryan of Anacortes, Wash.
Rescued were three of Mardesich's other sons: August, 29, Joseph, 25 and Nick, Jr., 24, the skipper's nephew, Antone Mardesich, 20, of San Pedro, Calif.
The survivors were flown in a 10th Rescue Squadron B-17 to Anchorage, then by Northwest Airlines plane to Seattle.
(Arriving in Seattle, the survivors, reticent about details of the accident, said it happened so suddenly they were unable to account for it.
"Without warning," said August Mardesich, "it just turned over.")
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False Pass, Aleutian Island Chain
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Saturday
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five perished: capt. nick mardesich, tony mardesich, anton morovich, vincent vlastelica, frank suryan. four rescued: august mardesich, joseph mardesich, nick mardesich jr., antone mardesich.
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The fishing vessel Sunset capsized suddenly without warning in False Pass, Aleutian Island chain. Four survivors rescued by fishing boat Johnny B., then flown to Anchorage and Seattle.