Southeast Alaska fishers accused of intentionally sinking their vessels

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 273

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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Three Southeast Alaska fishers have been charged with deliberately sinking their vessels and creating marine obstructions, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Alaska said.

The three cases, concerning events in Sitka Sound, Sitka Harbor and Thomas Bay near Petersburg, are unrelated, said Reagan Zimmerman-Hartzheim, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s office.

The defendants are John Fisher of Sitka, Joseph Poling of Petersburg and Toni Vanveen of Sitka.

Each defendant faces a single federal misdemeanor charge: …

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