80 foot salmon tender Kupreanof had been out of service for 20 years prior to this trip. Lucky crew. I once cooked on a tender in Alaska so I’m a little able to feel the situation.
Update: 6-11-15. In a follow-up interview the skipper of the Kupreanof we learn that the vessel had been actively tendering in Petersburg.
http://www.kcaw.org/2015/06/10/with-seconds-to-spare-coast-guard-rescues-crew-of-kupreanof/