Crew Member Aboard F/V Rubicon Medevaced from Kupreonof Strait

Crew Member Aboard F/V Rubicon Medevaced from Kupreonof Strait

  The United States Coast Guard reported that a medevac was launched from Air SStation Kodiak Monday that traveled to Kupreonof Strait in response to an injured crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Rubicon. When the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrived at the scene, the injured crewmember was transported to shore via the vessel’s seine skiff and […]

7.8 Magnitude Quake South of Chignik Prompts Widespread Tsunami Warning

7.8 Magnitude Quake South of Chignik Prompts Widespread Tsunami Warning

  A large earthquake occurred 75 miles to the south of Chignik at 10:13 pm on Tuesday night prompting a widespread tsunami alert throughout south-central Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula, and the Aleutian Chain. The earthquake was updated to 7.8 magnitude from the initial report of 7.4. Aftershocks continued in the Alaska Peninsula area and by […]