A fisherman who spent a night adrift in a 4-by-4 foot plastic fish bin after his boat sank off Alaska says he gave himself pep talks and sang "Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" to keep his spirits up.

His fellow crewmember managed to get into a survival suit and washed ashore on a beach after his own night afloat.

A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted Ryan Harris, 19, of Sitka, from his plastic "lifeboat" on Saturday, more than 24 hours after the boat sank on Friday, the Daily Sitka Sentinel (http://is.gd/bgoPcT) reported Monday.

Two hours before Harris' rescue, crewmate Stonie "Mac" Huffman of Sitka was rescued from a beach about 25 miles northwest of Sitka.

Harris told the newspaper he's happy both he and his buddy survived after their 28-foot aluminum boat got hit by big waves and overturned.

They were dumped into the water before they could send a mayday. The search for them started after friends reported them overdue Friday night.