Benjamin Cassidy
Benjamin Cassidy is a journalist and fiction writer. Formerly the features editor of Seattle Met, he has written for GQ, National Geographic, and Scientific American, among other publications, and has received awards from the National City and Regional Magazine Association and Society of Professional Journalists. After spending several years in the Pacific Northwest, he now lives in New England.
The Ripples of Mutiny Bay, Part Six
This final chapter of this Alta Serial explores the lasting legacies of the victims and the community efforts that honor their memory.
The Ripples of Mutiny Bay, Part Five
In the fifth installment of Benjamin Cassidy’s examination of a 2022 seaplane crash near Seattle, the rescue operation and the investigation into the cause of the accident take shape. Sadly, there were no survivors.
The Ripples of Mutiny Bay, Part Four
The summer of 2022 would have likely been Jason Winters’s final season as a professional seaplane pilot, but instead of continuing his career in the cockpits of larger commercial airplanes, Winters died along with his nine passengers on a flight from the San Juan Islands to Seattle.
The Ripples of Mutiny Bay, Part Three
In the third installment of this series, we follow the life and final weekend of Gabby Hanna, a 29-year-old attorney who booked an ill-fated seaplane flight from the San Juan Islands. Hanna was one of 10 who died when the aircraft crashed into Puget Sound.
The Ripples of Mutiny Bay, Part Two
In the second installment of this six-part Alta Serial, writer Benjamin Cassidy recounts the lives of winemaker Ross Mickel and members of his family: wife Lauren Hilty, their son Remy, and unborn child Luca. All were among the dead in a 2022 seaplane crash near Seattle.
The Ripples of Mutiny Bay, Part One
A 2022 seaplane crash near Seattle took the lives of Sandy Williams, a community organizer and independent newspaper publisher in Spokane, and her partner, Pat Hicks.