KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a mariner approximately 75 miles southeast of Cold Bay, Alaska, Sunday. The helicopter crew hoisted the mariner and transferred him to commercial medical services in Cold Bay for further transport to Anchorage and additional medical care. Coast Guard 17th District Command Center watchstanders […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard assets and personnel assisting the Canadian coast guard returned to their units after the disabled vessel, Simushir, was safely towed by commercial tugboats to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Monday. “The trusted partnership we have with our Canadian counterparts continues to be a vital component to protecting lives at sea and […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan Response Boat-Small crew rescued two boaters after their 53-foot vessel Freedom capsized in Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, Wednesday morning. The Ketchikan boatcrew recovered the two mariners and transferred them to shore. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders received notification from a 911 emergency call center reporting […]
Kodiak, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located and rescued two overdue boaters in the vicinity of Harriet Point, near Kenai, Sunday afternoon. The aircrew located the men in good condition and transported them aboard the helicopter to awaiting family members in Kenai. A family member reported the boaters overdue […]