Click on images to view high-resolution versions. JUNEAU, Alaska — Three mariners are safe after being rescued, Friday, from a burning boat approximately two miles north of Ketchikan Airport. A 45-foot Response-Boat Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Ketchikan and the crew of Ketchikan Fire Department vessel Harry Newell arrived on scene at 4:57 p.m., Friday, and found […]
Click on images to view high-resolution version. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port closes portion of Offshore Systems Kenai (OSK) dock in Nikiski, Alaska, Wednesday. All operations on the north face of the pier are suspended until permanent repairs can be made following a partial dock collapse and subsequent discharge […]
Click on image to view high-resolution version. SITKA, Alaska — The Coast Guard is responding to a vessel aground near Sitka, Alaska, Tuesday. The 30-foot fishing vessel, Miss Kaycie, broke free from its mooring in Sitka Harbor and drifted onto the rocks near the University of Alaska Southeast campus with an estimated 50 gallons of fuel aboard. The […]
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka crew member rescues an injured hiker on Cupola Mountain in Sitka on Sept. 29, 2019. KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued two hikers and their two dogs off of Cupola Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, on Sunday. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and […]