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I didn’t expect that we’d be headed to Prince William Sound.<\/p>\n

Then again, the Three Sisters<\/em> was not run like a democracy. No vessel is. The skipper held all the high cards and that was fine with me, as long as he still agreed to go down with the ship. I say this jokingly, as a way of revealing that when we left Cordova for the fishing grounds, I naively thought we would be fishing in the near vicinity. After all, the Copper River fishery in Cordova’s backyard<\/a> is home to some of the finest Pacific salmon in the world.<\/p>\n

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\nGillnetter w\/ salmon<\/strong>, Copper River<\/p>\n

That sense was reinforced by the fact that we were having some engine problems. While one of our crewmen grew up on a farm and spent more than a few days in the engine room, getting her tuned, there always seemed to be one more thing. But the kid was resourceful and never more cheerful than when he had a handful of grease, so we headed out just before the first opening.<\/p>\n

What I didn’t know was that getting a permit to fish the Copper River was damn near impossible, so that meant our home port was going to be 66 nautical miles north<\/em> of Cordova. We were in fact sailing to Valdez, at the head of a fjord on the eastern side of Prince William Sound. Yeah, that Valdez. Terminus of the Alaska Pipeline. Home port of the infamous Exxon Valdez<\/a><\/em>, whose tragic encounter with Bligh Reef<\/a> left decades of upheaval in its wake.<\/p>\n

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\nExxon-Valdez<\/strong>, Valdez, Alaska (1989)<\/p>\n

As we headed into Prince William Sound, I familiarized myself with the vessel, particularly the galley. This was going to be my workplace. The Three Sisters<\/em> was a classic, wooden purse seiner. She had a cooler, but not a refrigerator. Duly noted. Her cook stove ran diesel, just like the engine. Duly noted. There were top burners and an oven. Could be handy. A small counter top. Check. Decent knives. Important. A sink with water from the holding tank. Got it. Though far from a luxury liner, she had everything I’d need.<\/p>\n

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\nCordova to Valdez<\/strong> (courtesy Marine Traffic; illustration, Leland E. Hale)<\/p>\n

Copyright Leland E. Hale (2018). All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

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\"Craig\"<\/p>\n

Order “What Happened In Craig<\/strong>,” HERE<\/strong><\/a> and HERE<\/strong><\/a>, true crime from Epicenter Press about Alaska’s Worst Unsolved Mass Murder<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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