VHF radio system repairs ongoing near Southeast and Southcentral Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The network issue that was causing intermittent communication outages across the entirety of Southeast Alaska was resolved on…
Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crew delivers water to Angoon residents experiencing waterline failures
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmembers delivered pallets of water to the remote community of Angoon, Alaska, on Sunday,…
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Nears End of Months-Long Arctic Deployment
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Juneau, Friday, for a logistics stop as the crew…
Coast Guard Issues Commercial Fishing Violation Near Cape Barnabas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard issued a violation to a commercial fishing boat near Kodiak Island. A boarding team…
VHF radio system intermittent outages near Southeast Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — VHF radio systems are temporarily experiencing intermittent outages from Yakutat, Alaska, to Ketchikan, Alaska, due to network issues, Tuesday.…
Coast Guard medevacs man near Cold Bay
COLD BAY, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing man from a fishing boat Wednesday near Cold Bay. An MH-60…
United States and Russia sign Joint Contingency Plan for pollution response in the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
On Feb. 1, 2021, the Acting Director Andrey Khaustov of the Russian Federation’s Marine Rescue Service (MRS) and the U.S.…
Alaska Marine Highway System Updates Travel Protocols
New Federal mask mandate applies to ferries and terminal facilities (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to homeport
KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, following a 50-day…
A Break in the Silence: Anecdote from a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker’s winter Arctic patrol
On a months-long winter mission to project U.S. presence and sovereignty into the Arctic, and to conduct scientific research…