Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hikers on Unalaska Island

Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hikers on Unalaska Island

  JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued two hikers who were stranded on Makushin Volcano in Unalaska, Alaska, Sunday. At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District command center in Juneau received a request from the Alaska State Troopers to assist with two hikers stranded at approximately 2,000 feet of elevation […]

Coast Guard rescues 5 people near Aleutian Islands

Coast Guard rescues 5 people near Aleutian Islands

  JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued five people Thursday from a fishing vessel taking on water near Umnak Island, Alaska. No injuries were reported. The fishing vessel remains aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island. At approximately 4:45 a.m. Thursday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received […]

Alaska Army National Guard rescues overdue snowmachiner in remote area north of Bethel

Alaska Army National Guard rescues overdue snowmachiner in remote area north of Bethel

  JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska  –  An Alaska Army National Guard aircrew assigned to Bethel conducted a successful search and rescue mission to locate and extract an overdue snowmachiner during a mission coordinated through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The mission opened Feb. 15 in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to […]

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