On early Wednesday morning at 2:18 am, a Kasaan man called the Kasaan VPSO to report that he had trespassers on his property. The VPSO responded only to find that no one was on the property. At 4:30 am, the same man called back in to the VPSO to report that three individuals had returned […]
The Alaska State Troopers were notified of a vessel grounding at 1:56 am on Tuesday morning in the Hoonah area. Troopers contacted the Coast Guard and informed them of the situation on Sisters Island in Icy Straits. The investigation of the grounding of the 43-foot Stardust found that the vessel grounded after its GPS system […]
The search for the three missing boaters, 40-year-old John Dimmick, 28-year-old Mark Valdez, and 25-year-old Cory Bicchinella, reported missing in the vicinity of Prince William Sound on Tuesday morning ended successfully. The boaters had been reported overdue from a two day fishing trip that began on Sunday and was to end on Monday night. The […]
VALDEZ, Alaska — The Coast Guard responded to four mariners aboard the capsized 40-foot fishing vessel Auriga near Valdez, Monday. The mariners climbed aboard the vessel’s skiff and were rescued by nearby good Samaritan fishing vessel Cornelia Marie and taken to Port Valdez. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders received a report that the […]