RedactedNarrative: On 6-17-17 at 1501 hours, United States Coast Guard (USCG) sector Anchorage notified Seward AST that a private fishing boat capsized outside of Resurrection Bay near Johnstone Bay.  USCG said they received the call around 1330 hours and were notified that two of the fisherman had drowned.  The two survivors were rescued by the charter boat “Chieko” on an outcropping of rocks.  The USCG advised they launched a helicopter when the call came in and were able to locate one of the deceased in the water near Cape Fairfield.  A different local charter boat located the other a short distance away.  AST was not aware of the incident until the deceased arrived to Seward.  
  
  AST interviewed the survivors who reported that all four men left Seward Harbor around 0430 hours for a fishing trip in a 20' open skiff unknown make or model at this time.  Around 1000 hours they noticed water coming into the boat were the plug should be.  They tried to bail the water out but could not keep up before another wave hit the boat and capsized the boat.  They reported the seas were 2-3 foot rolling waves.  No one was wearing a life jacket and no one was able to put one on before the boat capsized.   The four were able to climb back onto the hull of the boat and drifted for approximately two hours before hitting an outcropping of rocks. The two survivors were thrown from the boat but able to climb onto the rock outcropping.  The deceased fell off the boat and drowned.   Alcohol is not believed to be a factor. 
  