JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, approximately 290 NM north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Friday. A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Kodiak responded to the Xue Long 2, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard, state and local agencies are responding to impacted communities following a historic storm that battered Alaska’s western coast over the weekend. An Air Station Kodiak C-130 Hercules aircrew conducted an aerial assessment of the impacted region on Sunday. Members from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage are deploying to affected communities to […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 38-year-old injured crewmember from the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship Xin Li Hia approximately 230 nautical miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak arrived on scene at approximately 5:34 p.m. Tuesday, hoisted the crewmember, and […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two hunters Thursday that were stranded for six days on Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130 Hercules aircraft crew deployed from the air station’s Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue and flew over Mount Kelly to locate the hunters and assess […]