A smallboat crew, dispatched from the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormack, and troopers responded to Vitskari Rocks near Sitka on Saturday to assist the vessel 18 Eagles after it had run aground at that location on Saturday, the USCG reported. Coast Guard Sector-Juneau picked up an alert issued on VHF channel 16 by the vessel, […]
Coast Guard Station-Juneau diverted a small boat crew after receiving report from Lt. Joseph Schlosser, an off-duty Coast Guardsman, that a man was out in Gastineau Channel paddling in a homemade inflatable watercraft. The 25-foot RB-S crew, upon their arrival, deemed the small homemade craft unsafe even though the seas were calm with a light breeze, […]
Prince of Wales State Troopers reported a fatal early morning accident that occurred at mile 18 of the Hydaburg Highway that killed one and injured two others. Troopers were notified of the accident on the southeast Alaska highway at 3:46 am and immediately responded to the scene. The driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Gilbert Johnson, and […]
Sitka – Wednesday, the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) proposed to the Sitka Assembly (Assembly) that SEARHC lease the Sitka Community Hospital (SCH) facility and acquire all of its operating assets and operations to create a sustainable healthcare delivery system for Sitka. “As community and healthcare leaders in Sitka, we are at a decision point […]