Overview

• On May 26, a 10-foot Ocean Pro boat carrying Albert Williams, 65, Samuel Shavings, 72, and Williams’s 19-year-old son took on water and sank off Mekoryuk near Nunivak Island.
• Williams’s son swam to shore and received treatment at a local clinic while both older men remain unaccounted for as of May 29.
• The Alaska State Troopers initially reported a second survivor but corrected that statement on May 27 to confirm both Williams and Shavings are still missing.
• Search operations have included two local vessels, U.S. Coast Guard ships and a C-130 aircraft from the Rescue Coordination Center, extending into a third day of efforts.
• Community members in Mekoryuk have brought food and consoled relatives as families await news of the missing fishermen.