Coast Guard: Be Aware of Snow Load Dangers on Vessels
VALDEZ, Alaska — The Coast Guard encourages harbor users to be aware of the dangers of snow loads on their…
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Steps-Up Enforcement of Tank Vessel Response Plan Violations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for Western Alaska, Capt. Paul Mehler III, has begun issuing…
Dutch Harbor and New Bedford Remain Top U.S. Fishing Ports
U.S. commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of fish and shellfish in 2012, valued at $5.1 billion, according to Fisheries…
Coast Guard Rescues Man from Disabled Vessel near Petersburg
PETERSBURG, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa rescued a man from a disabled fishing vessel near…
Coast Guard completes Arctic Shield 2013
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard completed Arctic Shield 2013 after a successful summer season of sustained operations and outreach…
Fishing Vessel Fate Hunter Successfully Refloated, Towed to Cordova
VALDEZ, Alaska — After almost three months underwater, the fishing vessel Fate Hunter was successfully lifted, refloated and towed to…
Despite Efforts by Fans to Stop it, Cutter 'Storis' Due in Ensenada Tonight
The Light Ice-breaker and Medium Endurance Cutter, "Storis," long a familiar sight plying the seas of Alaska, is on its…
Search for 'Tonto III' Ends Successfully Near Port Real Marina
The search for the "Tonto III" reported lost since Friday ended successfully with its discovery by the Craig Harbor Master's…
NOAA Announces End of Traditional Paper Nautical Charts
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains the nation’s suite of over a thousand nautical charts of U.S.…
Good Samaritans Rescue 5 Mariners from Life Raft in Bering Sea
KODIAK, Alaska — Good Samaritans aboard the 98-foot fishing vessel Aleutian Beauty rescued five fishermen from a life raft in…