VALDEZ, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Blacktip (WPB 87326) arrived at its new homeport in Valdez Monday after transiting approximately 2,800 miles. Blacktip, an 87-foot Marine Protector-class patrol boat, is replacing the recently decommissioned 110-foot Island-class cutter Liberty and will conduct various missions throughout the Arctic District, including maritime law enforcement and security, living marine resources, and search and […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is continuing its response to a fire onboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas, located approximately 220 miles south of Adak Monday. The Coast Guard received the initial report of the fire Tuesday, June 3, at approximately 3:15 p.m. and has been working closely with Zodiac Maritime, the vessel’s manager, […]
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Kodiak. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony where Cmdr. Stephen Brickey relieved Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky as the commanding officer of the Alex Haley. The change of command ceremony is a […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard responded to a vessel fire approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Wednesday. Watchstanders at the Seventeenth Coast Guard District command center received a distress alert Tuesday at approximately 3:15 p.m. reporting a fire aboard the cargo ship Morning Midas, a 600-foot U.K.-flagged cargo vessel with 22 crew members and reportedly carrying several thousand […]
