JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard continues to assist and assess a fire reported on the cargo vessel Genius Star XI off Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Saturday. The Coast Guard confirmed there are no injuries to the 19 crewmembers aboard Genius Star XI. A team of marine firefighting experts from T&T Salvage and Resolve Marine embarked […]
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Tuesday, in Kodiak. Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky relieved Cmdr. Brian Whisler as the new commanding officer of the Alex Haley, in which Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander, presided over the ceremony. “I am honored […]
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescues two teenage hikers from Mount Verstovia in Sitka. U.S. Coast Guard video edited by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray. KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued two hikers off of Mount Verstovia in Sitka, Alaska, Saturday. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley and crew recently returned to its homeport of Kodiak following a successful 30-day patrol in the Bering Sea. Nicknamed the “Bulldog of the Bering,” the Alex Haley and crew maintained a vigilant search and rescue presence throughout the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands enforcing federal fishery laws […]