Posted on July 31, 2009 - by Brittney Reynolds
“The sinking of the F/V Seahawk”, told by Corey Eisenbarth.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5k1eguDZDM[/youtube]As promised in a recent blog on www.corneliamarie.com, we are bringing you video clips from an exclusive interview with former Cornelia Marie deckhand, Corey Eisenbarth.
You may have heard the gut-wrenching story about the sinking of the Seahawk in 1983 during Corey’s appearance on “After The Catch.” During the interview with us, Corey gave a detailed account of his terrifying ordeal at the age of 18.
“We overloaded the boat with too many crab pots. That was the first mistake we made… The steering ram must have broke inside the rudder room… I went out on deck…and by this time the whole boat was already on its side.” Hear the story from Corey himself in this videotaped interview recorded in June at his home in Astoria, Oregon.
In the next installment, we’ll hear from both Freddy and Corey of the Cornelia Marie. They knew each other for years before working side by side on deck. You will hear more about why they love fishing on the Bering Sea, scary stories from the deck of the Cornelia Marie and more in the next video clip and blog…coming soon.
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August 2, 2009
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Sean said:
Jesus Christ man.
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August 16, 2009
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Bob Jones said:
I know what that has to be like. I am an able Seaman who was to have boarded a Great Lakes Ore carrier in 1972 October. Unfortunately, I contracted a viral Stomach Flu and was so sick I was almost unconscious. I didn’t make the boat on time and lost the berth. It saved My life, the vessel was the Edmond Fitzgerald. I know what it’s like to have a second chance now. nothing like what corey went through, but being a seaman, you catch on to it pretty quick….now I’m a trucker….I’d love to work the crab boats though, need the exercise and I know what long hours are all about
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June 3, 2010
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Jeff Furlong said:
These guys are wimps. I would have saved everyone on the boat. These people have no idea what they are doing.The are unexperinced greenhorns.You use the bilge pumps to save the boat you idiots!!!
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July 13, 2010
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Greg Brumley said:
Well Jeff you must be a hero in your own mind. None of these men were wimps, and you never experienced crab fishing.Those of US that have, take our hats off to those we have lost,and the ones still young enough to still do it.YOU need to go crabbing you would make good bait.I have a picture of the fv seahawk on my face book from the spring of 1983,it was the sister ship to the fv Erin lynn.All good men.
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July 16, 2010
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Frank Kelty said:
This message is to Corey Eisenbarth do you know the the position lat and lon of where the Sea Hawk sank in the Bering Sea. The sister Katherine who lives in Dutch would like to know,she lost her sister in that sinking. Cory thanks for your help you may remenber me I ran the crab operation at Alyeska Seafoods and took some crb deliveries from the Cornelia Marie. If you have thata information e-mail tomy address above and I will get it to Katherine. Thanks Ffank
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September 10, 2010
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mack said:
greg b, the sister ship to the f/v erin lynn was the sea falcon not the sea hawk there were three sisters made out of down south mud boats converted to tenders the erin lynn the sea falcon cant remeber the third name she rolled over after being overloaded with crab pots!
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January 2, 2011
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Greg Sage said:
I was wondering if anyone knows how to get a hold of Corey. I was aboard the Seahawk with him when it went down. I would love to touch base with him
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January 3, 2011
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Katherine McGlashan said:
Hi Greg,
My sister went down on the Seahawk. If you get a chance please get a hold of me. My blogspot is http://www.capesarichefsalon.blogspot.com
Would be nice to hear from you.
Happy New Year!!
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January 18, 2011
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John Jordan said:
Hello Greg, I am trying to find information on my grandfater and after talking to my grandmom tonight I found out that he worked on the Seahawk. His name was Everett “Butch” Jordan. My grandmom said he wasnt aboard the ship when she went down. I am hoping that you can contact me if you knew of him. Thank you very much!
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March 7, 2011
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Rich Stamey said:
I worked on the Seahawk in ’74-’75 with the Norness brothers from Stavangar. The boat was a Bender boat, a converted shrimper. It was mostly red with the engine room in the stern. Sound familiar? Is that the Seahawk that went down?
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March 28, 2011
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frank kelty said:
Cory,
You might put Justine McGlashan FV Seahawk 1883 name on the Bering Sea Memorial page on MySpace