The plane was a charter out of Seattle. Chartered by the gooey duck divers on POW to come up and pick up their haul. Guess it's sitting in the plane off shore of Annette. Maybe some of the divers over there will go retrieve the gooey duck. None of the local carriers were flying out of Ketchikan today. The Rescue Boat crew went out a few weeks ago in really bad weather looking for the two guys who went out in a skiff from Ketchikan around midnight in high seas and winds. In fact a lot of the community on Annette Island helped search, the men were their own. 
I can't imagine a 68 year old man swimming in the waves and cold water but he must be a pretty hearty (and very lucky fellow) man !
People need to respect the weather more up here. It changes very quickly and if it's bad already, which it was early this morning, just not a good idea to challenge Mother Nature.