nootka
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Hi, all,
Well, I know there were a lot of posts about this when it first happened that morning (I felt like you guys were all right here with me as I was HERE when I got the call, uploading pics of our new colt), and so I thought I'd share a little update.
There was a little fund set up for his fiancee and son, Lake, at a local bank, for people to donate to, which is nice.
Also, there is apparently an investigation into the response time of the US Coast Guard since they seem to have made it on scene rather late considering all the other details (I myself have no opinion either way, as there is no way to know right now whether Craig died in the impact or was subject to drowning and/or hypothermia, there has been no release from the autopsy in that respect). I do halfway hate to hear this as I know those men and women do all that they can and make great sacrifice repeatedly in the line of duty, even when a person puts themselves in peril willingly.
I was online looking at a website belonging to a local boat owner/someone who knows them, and they had been taking photos last Summer on one of the boats in Bristol Bay, where Craig worked in the Salmon industry when Crab season was "off". I was just browsing through their photos when this person had two photos of Craig in their gallery under "I think he goes by Boots" (his nickname).
This is opportune as I just found out last night that his photo albums were on the boat with him, and he had some beautiful photos I was hoping to be able to borrow and scan, and with them, were most of the photos of him as an adult. The pics kind of shocked/surprised me as I really was just looking at them for pics of the people I know that we also know on this boat (the F/V Maverick, one of the boats from Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. Craig also fished on this boat and the owners knew him well. One of the crew members, Hiram, was a good friend of Craig's.)
I think you can see in his photos his love of life and his enjoyment in what he's doing (here shown on a Bristol Bay Salmon gillnet boat from Summer, 2005):
Tying up the boat to sell their load of Salmon to the purchasing/tender boat.
Putting "brailer" bags in the hold to store the Salmon for the next trip. The little floats are what keeps the net floating/extended on the water.
I'm glad these photos exist since so many of them doing what he loved have now been destroyed. Last night we were at a friend's house and there was the orphan stack of crab pots that had been left in the ocean when Craig's boat went down. Another boat owner brought them in, but it was very hard for his uncle to see that, as well as to go past the place where his nephew lost his life. It makes it all very real, and though it seems it should feel real from day one, it is not so. A sudden loss like this seems to take almost a lifetime to sink in.
Thanks for "meeting" Craig and thanks for everyone who's been so supportive and understanding. Guesss you never know where someone will sort
Liz
Well, I know there were a lot of posts about this when it first happened that morning (I felt like you guys were all right here with me as I was HERE when I got the call, uploading pics of our new colt), and so I thought I'd share a little update.
There was a little fund set up for his fiancee and son, Lake, at a local bank, for people to donate to, which is nice.
Also, there is apparently an investigation into the response time of the US Coast Guard since they seem to have made it on scene rather late considering all the other details (I myself have no opinion either way, as there is no way to know right now whether Craig died in the impact or was subject to drowning and/or hypothermia, there has been no release from the autopsy in that respect). I do halfway hate to hear this as I know those men and women do all that they can and make great sacrifice repeatedly in the line of duty, even when a person puts themselves in peril willingly.
I was online looking at a website belonging to a local boat owner/someone who knows them, and they had been taking photos last Summer on one of the boats in Bristol Bay, where Craig worked in the Salmon industry when Crab season was "off". I was just browsing through their photos when this person had two photos of Craig in their gallery under "I think he goes by Boots" (his nickname).
This is opportune as I just found out last night that his photo albums were on the boat with him, and he had some beautiful photos I was hoping to be able to borrow and scan, and with them, were most of the photos of him as an adult. The pics kind of shocked/surprised me as I really was just looking at them for pics of the people I know that we also know on this boat (the F/V Maverick, one of the boats from Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. Craig also fished on this boat and the owners knew him well. One of the crew members, Hiram, was a good friend of Craig's.)
I think you can see in his photos his love of life and his enjoyment in what he's doing (here shown on a Bristol Bay Salmon gillnet boat from Summer, 2005):
Tying up the boat to sell their load of Salmon to the purchasing/tender boat.
Putting "brailer" bags in the hold to store the Salmon for the next trip. The little floats are what keeps the net floating/extended on the water.
I'm glad these photos exist since so many of them doing what he loved have now been destroyed. Last night we were at a friend's house and there was the orphan stack of crab pots that had been left in the ocean when Craig's boat went down. Another boat owner brought them in, but it was very hard for his uncle to see that, as well as to go past the place where his nephew lost his life. It makes it all very real, and though it seems it should feel real from day one, it is not so. A sudden loss like this seems to take almost a lifetime to sink in.
Thanks for "meeting" Craig and thanks for everyone who's been so supportive and understanding. Guesss you never know where someone will sort
Liz