Tug Polar Wind Runs Aground Near Cold Bay, Coast Guard Lifts 5 Crew from the Stricken Vessel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued five crewmembers from the tug vessel Polar Wind which ran aground and began taking on water 20 miles east of Cold Bay at…
Nov 14, 2012Comments Off on Tug Polar Wind Runs Aground Near Cold Bay, Coast Guard Lifts 5 Crew from the Stricken VesselRead More
Healy to Return Home after 84-Day Arctic Deployment
SEATTLE – The nation’s only operational polar ice breaker, Coast Guard Cutter Healy is scheduled to arrive U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle, Pier 36, Nov. 10, 2012 at 10 a.m.,…
Nov 8, 2012Comments Off on Healy to Return Home after 84-Day Arctic DeploymentRead More
Coast Guard completes Arctic Shield 2012
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard completed Arctic Shield 2012 Wednesday after a successful summer season of sustained operations and outreach efforts in the Arctic.…
Nov 2, 2012Comments Off on Coast Guard completes Arctic Shield 2012Read More
Coast Guard Encourages Commercial Fishermen in Alaska to Focus on Safety
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard 17th District is encouraging commercial fishermen to make safety a top priority following the deaths of four commercial fishermen within the past month.…
Nov 1, 2012Comments Off on Coast Guard Encourages Commercial Fishermen in Alaska to Focus on SafetyRead More
Cutter Healy Crew Invites Public to Open House in Juneau, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy is inviting the public to tour the Coast Guard’s newest and most technologically advanced polar ice breaker during their…
Oct 30, 2012Comments Off on Cutter Healy Crew Invites Public to Open House in Juneau, AlaskaRead More
Coast Guard Welcomes New Cutter to Southeast Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Sector Juneau personnel will welcome the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur during a ceremony at the Buoy Deck in Juneau Friday at 1…
Oct 4, 2012Comments Off on Coast Guard Welcomes New Cutter to Southeast AlaskaRead More
Coast Guard Rescues 14 People in 7 Days
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued four boaters and their dog near Sitka Friday marking the busiest search and rescue week this summer for the Coast Guard 17th District.…
Sep 24, 2012Comments Off on Coast Guard Rescues 14 People in 7 DaysRead More
Coast Guard Rescues Father, Son South of Barrow
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Forward Operating Location Barrow rescued two people from a plane crash 160 miles south of Barrow Friday night.…
Sep 15, 2012Comments Off on Coast Guard Rescues Father, Son South of BarrowRead More
Coast Guard Conducts Long-Distance Medevac from Fishing Vessel in Bering Sea
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a 43-year-old man from the 238-foot fishing vessel Alaska Juris 150 miles northeast of St. Paul in the Bering Sea…
Sep 13, 2012Comments Off on Coast Guard Conducts Long-Distance Medevac from Fishing Vessel in Bering SeaRead More
