Two bodies recovered from sunken shrimping boat, one person remains missing
Jun 2, 2025, 9:03 AM | Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 10:42 am
One person still missing after boat sank off Everett coast (Photo courtesy of US Coast Guard)
(Photo courtesy of US Coast Guard)
The bodies of two missing passengers from a shrimping boat that sank on May 21 were recovered, the Everett Police Department confirmed.
The Everett Police Marine Unit first found the 26-foot shrimping boat before finding the body of its owner, a man in his 60s, and a coworker of his, a woman in her 40s. Seattle Police Harbor Patrol, Pierce County Marine Operations, and the nonprofit Innerspace Exploration Team assisted in the search.
Four people were aboard the boat when it set sail on May 21. One man in his 50s is the lone survivor, as of this reporting, after he was rescued by another boater, according to Natalie Given, the public information officer for the Everett Police Department.
Everett Fire, @EverettPolice, and U.S. Coast Guard are conducting a water rescue for a sinking boat in Possession Sound just off of Howarth Park -1127 Olympic. One person has been rescued, 3 people are outstanding. This is an active rescue. Updates will be provided as available. pic.twitter.com/0ncTP39V9D
— Everett Fire WA (@EverettFire) May 21, 2025
“People were just out recreationally shrimping, and the person reported that the boat started taking on water,” Given told KIRO Newsradio. “But as to what specifically caused this, that’s still under investigation.”
The boat was found upside down approximately 165 feet below the water’s surface. The Everett Police Department stated it started receiving calls about a ship sinking approximately 200 feet from the shore in Possession Sound northeast of Mukilteo.
The son of the boat’s owner, a man in his 20s, remains missing. The search for the missing individuals included a helicopter, rescue boats, drones, fire rescue swimmers, and land-based teams.
According to Richard Braun with the Everett Steelhead & Salmon Club, May 21 was a “rare and sporadic” opportunity for people to shrimp in the area, with the next chance to do so not coming until June.
Washington requires all vessels to have U.S. Coast Guard-approved Type I, II, or III life jackets on board for each passenger.
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