JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard 17th District stood up forward operating locations in Deadhorse and Barrow Wednesday to achieve the strategic goals of operation Arctic Shield 2015. “With increased maritime activity in the Arctic, forward deploying assets and personnel to the region will provide an increased opportunity to conduct our statutory missions,” said Rear Adm. […]
On a February day long ago, a family living in a sod hut near the Arctic Ocean saw blocks of sea ice bulldozing their way onto shore. Winds shoved more ice until the mass towered above them and started dripping water through a ventilation hole. The father urged his family outside just before a slab […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell appointed Angela Greene to the Barrow Superior Court. “Ms. Greene has an excellent legal background with civil and criminal experience,” Governor Sean Parnell said. “Her passion for rural Alaska will make her a great asset to the bench and the community of Barrow.” Greene, of Nome, came to Alaska […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a polar icebreaker, rescued a man aboard a sailboat trapped in Arctic ice approximately 40 miles northeast of Barrow, Saturday. The crew of the Healy broke a 12 mile path through the Arctic ice with the sailboat, Altan Girl, in tow and led it […]