Coast Guard Rescues Two Stranded On Raspberry Island
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued two men from Raspberry Island just north of Kodiak Island Monday.
Coast Guard Receives New Special Purpose Craft In Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak received a new 38-foot Special Purpose Craft — Training Boat on Sept. 20. The SPC-TB is permanently stationed at the ANT Kodiak for use in aids to navigation, training and search and rescue missions. The SPC-TB replaces the ANT's 41-foot Utility Boat with improvements in […]
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 legislation to prevent the decommissioning and scrapping of the Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Sea.
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 recommendations on how to make marine transportation safer in waters around the Aleutian Islands.