​​​​This information is preliminary and subject to change.​​

On December 1, 2024, about 0009 local time (Alaska standard time), US Coast Guard Southeast Alaska received a MAYDAY call from the fishing vessel Wind Walker. The crew reported that the vessel had capsized off Point Couverden, Alaska, and that the five crewmembers were evacuating to a life raft. Search assets were unable to locate the fishing vessel or the life raft, and the Coast Guard suspended their search of about 108 square miles after nearly 24 hours. Two crewmembers were fatally injured, and three crewmembers remain missing. The fishing vessel is assumed a total loss, and damages were estimated at $650,000.

The US Coast Guard has declared this incident a major marine casualty. The Coast Guard will lead the investigation, and the NTSB will investigate and determine the probable cause.