JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen after their vessel capsized near Kodiak Wednesday afternoon. Watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District Command Center received a distress alert from the fishing vessel Tanusha’s emergency position indicating radio beacon at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday. Watchstanders directed the launch of a helicopter aircrew from Coast […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award. For the second year in a row, Alex Haley earned the medium cutter of year award across the entire Coast Guard fleet. The Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award recognizes the ship that […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued three survivors after they abandoned ship 58 miles east of Kayak Island, Alaska, Sunday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka recovered all three survivors from the water and safely transported them to Yakutat where they were reported to be in stable condition. Watchstanders […]
NOME, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and embarked science teams completed the first two phases of the icebreaker’s 2024 Arctic Fall deployment Sunday and continue operations offshore of western and northern Alaska. Healy’s crew and the science teams conducted multiple scientific and seafloor mapping missions, which resulted in the discovery […]