Boat Sinks in Prince William Sound, Body of Woman Recovered by Divers
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard was called and informed of a vessel sinking in Prince William Sound.…
Coast Guard Completes Arctic Based Emergency Towing System Tests
RED DOG MINE PORTSITE, Alaska – The Coast Guard, industry resources and the Alaska National Guard successfully tested the emergency…
Coast Guard to Conduct Mandatory Dockside Safety Exams in Norton Sound
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Marine Safety examiners will be in Norton Sound the week of Aug. 13 to conduct…
Coast Guard Medevacs Cape Caution Crewman
KODIAK, Alaska — An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an ailing crewmember aboard a fishing vessel approximately…
Seafood, Wild or Farmed? The Answer May be Both
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Most people think of seafood as either wild or farmed, but in fact both categories may…
Coast Guard Completes Arctic Spilled Oil Recovery systems deployment
BARROW, Alaska — Coast Guard and Department of Defense crews completed an oil spill recovery equipment exercise off the coast…
Evening Star Rolls as She is Hauling Gear at Slocum Arm
At 5 am on Thursday morning, while participating in the fishery at Slocum Arm on Western Chichigof Island, the fishing…
Senator Murkowski Goes to the Senate Floor to Urge Federal Action on Tsunami Debris
In a speech delivered on the Senate floor yesterday, Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski pointed out the urgency of acting now…
Begich Pulls Frankenfish Legislation from Senate Commerce Committee
When it appeared that S.1717, an act for the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States,…
Critically Endangered Whales Sing Like Birds; New Recordings Hint at Rebound
When a University of Washington researcher listened to the audio picked up by a recording device that spent a year…