Begich, Cantwell Bill Preserves Icebreaker Options
Citing the need for increased American icebreaking capacity for both national security and marine commerce, U.S. Senator Mark Begich introduced…
First Phase Of The Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment Completed
JUNEAU, Alaska – An advisory panel of experts and stakeholders has been meeting for more than two years to develop…
Coast Guard Medevacs Sailor Southwest of Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 47-year-old male from the 422-foot tanker…
Coast Guard Monitors Barge Adrift in Bering Straits
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is monitoring a 173-foot barge adrift 11 miles north of Wales in the Bering…
Coast Guard Recognizes Alaskan Heroes
JUNEAU, Alaska — Members of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Sector Juneau and the Alaska Department of Public Safety recognized…
Point Lay Works to Protect Walrus Herds
Walruses spend most of their lives at sea, but haul out on sea ice and sometimes on land to rest…
Coast Guard Suspends Search For Man Overboard 900 Miles Southeast Of Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday at 8 p.m. for a man who fell overboard from…
Man Overboard 900 Miles Southeast of Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is searching for a crewman reported overboard from a 964-foot Korean-flagged container ship 900…
Coast Guard Responding To Grounded Tour Boat Near Baranof Island
KODIAK, Alaska — Two Coast Guard units are responding to a report of a 78-foot passenger vessel, Northern Song, grounding…
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska and New Bedford, Mass. are Top Fishing Ports
U.S. commercial fishermen landed 8.2 billion pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5 billion, an increase of 200 million…