Fil-Ams among dead and missing in Alaska charter boat sinking

The US Coast Guard suspended rescue efforts after searching for survivors over 20 hours. US COAST GUARD

Filipino Americans are among five people dead, or still missing but presumed dead, after a chartered fishing boat sank off Sitka, Alaska on Sunday, May 28.

Maury Agcaoili, 63, from Waipahu, Hawaii, was found dead after a 30-foot aluminum Kingfisher Charters boat with five people on board sank.

Maury’s wife Danielle Agcaoili, 53, her sister Brandi Tyau, 56, and brother-in-law Robert Solis, 61, both from California, are missing along with boat captain Morgan Robidou, 32, of Sitka.

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The US Coast Guard found the charter boat partially submerged off Low Island, some 10 miles west of Sitka. Crews also recovered Maury Agcaoili’s body in the same area. Sea conditions were reportedly rough.

The Coast Guard suspended rescue operations after searching a total of roughly 825 square miles over the course of more than 20 hours.

“Despite our best efforts and those of several partner agencies, we were not able to find the four remaining individuals,” Capt. Darwin Jensen of the Port Southeast Alaska told news media.