“The sinking of the F/V Seahawk”, told by Corey Eisenbarth.

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