The Times had an article today as well.

Apparently the unlucky sod had fallen in the previous day, nearly died
of hypothermia before resuce arrived to fish him out, and was in the
hospital when his boat sank. That may explain why the Coast Guard
wasn't as concerned about somebody being aboard as they otherwise might
be- they had rescued the owner the day before and knew he was in the
hospital.

Talk about "born under a bad sign, if it wasn't for bad luck, I
wouldn't have no luck at all......."

The Times article mentioned that the boat owner had recently purchased
the 58-foot fishboat for $1000 (that right there should tell us
something!) and that it had been kicked off of Lake Union because it
couldn't be insured. The owner had tied off to the buoy barge to begin
"fixing leaks."