Coast Guard. 4 dead, 1 missing from ship. March 23rd, 2008. AP - Four crew members died Sunday and another was missing after a Seattle-based fishing boat began sinking in high seas off Alaska’s Islands, the Coast Guard said. Forty-two crew members were safely, but a search was for the missing person, said Chief Pet. Top News stories Off. With 47 people on board, said Chief Petty Officer Barry Lane, a Coast Guard.