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Broken steering cable caused fatal boating accident, troopers say Posted by KCAW Staff | Apr 19, 2021 (2011 Photo by Ed Ronco/KCAW) The mechanical failure threw the skiff’s occupants Theodosius “Dosy” Merculief and James “Jimmi” Jensen into the water near the Starrigavan Boat ramp while they were harvesting herring eggs on Friday, April 9. Troopers found a broken steering cable during an investigation of the 17-foot skiff. Both Jensen and Merculief were rescued by Good Samaritans and transferred to the Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center, where Merculief was pronounced dead. A preliminary investigation by the medical examiner points to hypothermia and drowning as the cause of death. Merculief was wearing a personal floatation device. ....