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 Murray Star which was more than 500 miles southwest of Kodiak Thursday.
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 Strait Wednesday.
Coast Guard Recognizes Alaskan Heroes
JUNEAU, Alaska — Members of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Sector Juneau and the Alaska Department of Public Safety recognized three Alaska residents for their role in the 1950 rescue of a fisherman stranded off Chichagof Island during an awards ceremony, Sept. 13, 2011.
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 between foraging bouts.