JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is responding to a diesel spill from a grounded fishing vessel in Izhut Bay near Kodiak, Wednesday. The fishing vessel Sea Ern ran aground Monday with three crewmembers aboard. Approximately 3,500 gallons of diesel has been released from the vessel into the water. This number is an estimate and […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to two Chinese research ships operating offshore Alaska between Sunday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Coast Guard responded to the Chinese-flagged research vessel JIDI operating approximately 265 miles northwest of Utqiagvik, Alaska. On Sunday, August 31, the Coast Guard responded to the Liberia-flagged Chinese research ship, Zhong […]
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle Thursday, beginning its annual Arctic deployment. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will support two distinct high-latitude missions to study the formation and movement of sea ice and the pathways followed by Atlantic and Pacific waters in the Arctic, and ocean circulation […]
SEATTLE — The crew of the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) received a new commanding officer, Tuesday, following a change of command ceremony aboard the cutter at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Capt. Kristen Serumgard relieved Capt. Michele Schallip as commanding officer of the Healy during the ceremony, presided over by Vice Adm. […]