KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from their sinking vessel, Monday in Islet Passage, near Sitka, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the two fishermen at approximately 9 p.m. from the 40-foot fishing vessel, Glory, approximately nine miles south of Sitka. The aircrew lowered a rescue swimmer to assess […]
ANCHORAGE — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewmember Monday from a fishing vessel near St. Paul, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched out of Forward Operating Location-Cold Bay and hoisted the man from the 169-foot fishing vessel Constellation at about 9:30 a.m., just outside St. Paul Harbor. […]
On this day in 1925, Congress authorized the Coast Guard to enforce Alaskan Game Law for the protection of game animals, fishing, fur farms, etc. This gave CG officers equal footing with wardens, federal marshals & customs collectors. pic.twitter.com/NvHyNgIEZW — USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) January 13, 2022 Source: USCG-AK/Twitter [content id=”79272″]
KODIAK, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress (WLB 210) crew arrived in Kodiak on Dec. 5, 2021, after transiting from the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, upon completion of the ship’s Major Maintenance Availability (MMA). The Cypress crew transited over 7,600 nautical miles south along the east coast of the United States […]