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While at sea, the crews face nearly 24 hour long shifts for days at a time, in less than optimal conditions: 40ft waves, 80mph winds, subfreezing temperatures and 700lb crab pots slamming against the deck, not to mention an almost 100% injury rate.
More than 80% of the fatalities Alaskan fishermen suffer on the job are due to drowning, either from falling overboard or as a result of a boat accident.
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