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…
Controversy Continues Over Halibut Plan, Comment Period Extended
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-Republican Representative from Anchorage, Craig Johnson, at a meeting of the State House Special Committee on Fisheries yesterday spoke…
Coast Guard Rescues Three From Liferaft Southwest Of Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued three fishermen from a liferaft after their…
Coast Guard Medevacs Cruise Ship Passenger Near Juneau
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 70-year-old male cruise ship passenger…
Spar Medevacs Commercial Fisherman to St. Paul
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter SPAR crew medevaced a crew member from the fishing vessel Maverick more…