Origin of Washed-up Plane Debris Could be Confirmed This Week
Investigators may know by the end of the week whether an airplane part that washed up on an Indian Ocean…
Migrant Boat Carrying Hundreds Capsizes Off Libya Coast
Aid agencies and the Irish Navy are reporting that a fishing vessel carrying about 600 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean…
Social Media Has Growing Importance For Investigations
Posting selfies is the biggest rage on social media. People want to show the world, or at least their followers,…
House Coast Guard Subcommittee Addresses Foreign Oil Spills and Ice Breakers
Washington, D.C. – Two bills cosponsored by Alaska Congressman Don Young were considered in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Coast…
Studying Killer Whales with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Last year, for the first time, scientists used an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, to study killer whales from above.…
Coast Guard Assists Vessel Taking on Water near Valdez
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Valdez, Alaska, boatcrew responded to a 30-foot fishing vessel taking on water near…
Coast Guard Participates in Joint Arctic Search and Rescue Exercise
DEADHORSE, Alaska — The Coast Guard Research and Development Center held a joint exercise with civil counterparts in the Arctic Ocean…
A Handy Field Guide to the Nearshore Marine Fishes of Alaska
Most people can recognize themselves in a childhood photo. But if fish took pictures, many would be unable to pick…
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Combat Ocean Acidification
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Don Young, Sam Farr (D-CA), and Lois Capps (D-CA) Friday introduced H.R. 2717, the Federal Ocean…
Coast Guard Medevacs Ailing Man Near Sitka
JUNEAU, Alaska —A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 47-year-old man near Sitka, Alaska, Sunday. The Air Station Sitka crew safely…