Mark Behenna, right, with Wally Thomas. The men hold a newspaper, Kadiak Times, which carried the story of The St. Patrick in Dec. 1981.
Earthquake may have triggered sunken F/V Saint Patrick to spill diesel off Kodiak Island
F/V St. Patrick That Sunk In Women’s Bay, Kodiak In 1989 Is Leaking
A fishing vessel that sunk in Women’s Bay, Kodiak in 1989 was spotted leaking fuel on August 5. The spill was discovered when members of the public saw the sheen and reported to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on August 3.
Massive Alaska quake eyed as cause for sunken ship’s leak
A ship that sank four decades ago off Kodiak Island has suddenly started leaking diesel fuel, and last month’s magnitude 8.2 earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula might be the cause