JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is responding to a diesel spill from a grounded fishing vessel in Izhut Bay near Kodiak, Wednesday. The fishing vessel Sea Ern ran aground Monday with three crewmembers aboard. Approximately 3,500 gallons of diesel has been released from the vessel into the water. This number is an estimate and […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to two Chinese research ships operating offshore Alaska between Sunday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Coast Guard responded to the Chinese-flagged research vessel JIDI operating approximately 265 miles northwest of Utqiagvik, Alaska. On Sunday, August 31, the Coast Guard responded to the Liberia-flagged Chinese research ship, Zhong […]
JUNEAU, Alaska –The U.S. Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center awarded a contract Aug. 14, 2025, to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company to design and construct new homeport facilities in Sitka, Alaska. The award, with a total potential value of $50.475 million, will construct waterfront facilities to support the arrival of one fast response cutter […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a man from a downed aircraft near Haines, Sunday. At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a signal from the aircraft’s Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) transmitting in the Chilkat mountains, approximately 35 miles south of Haines. Personnel at Haines […]