KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 68-year-old man who fell ill aboard the 35-foot fishing vessel Northern Star docked in Point Baker on Prince of Wales Island, Thursday. The Jayhawk crew landed on a nearby beach and brought the man aboard where he was transported to Sitka […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard will join the rest of the nation in observing National Safe Boating Week Monday through Friday to encourage safe boating practices and prevent recreational boating accidents. National Safe Boating Week is organized by the National Safe Boating Council with many partner agencies in the U.S. and Canada, including the Coast […]
KODIAK, Alaska — With the halibut and sablefish season opening in Alaska Saturday, the Coast Guard encourages mariners to get their free commercial fishing vessel safety exams.
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Kikiktagruk Inupiat Corporation established a unified command in response to a heating oil spill in Kotzebue, Wednesday.