Legal Opinion
Basel v. Westward Trawlers, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1994No. S-4708PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
The F/V Alert, owned and captained by Melvin Wick, disappeared in the Shelikof Straits near Kodiak Island in February 1985. This appeal arises from wrongful death claims that Anna L. Basel and others (collectively Basel), in their capacities as personal representatives of four deceased crew members of the F/V Alert, asserted against the participants in a Magnuson Act joint fishing venture.1
1. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Melvin and Shari Wick were the owners of the F/V Alert, and Melvin Wick was the vessel’s master, when it disappeared in February 1985. The Wicks and the…
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