One Survivor, Three Dead in Friday Admiralty Island Crash

One Survivor, Three Dead in Friday Admiralty Island Crash

Although the Cessna 206 enroute from Wrangell to Angoon was located shortly after its emergency beacon was activated following its crash in steep terrain on Admiralty Island on Friday morning, the lone survivor of that ill-fated flight would remain without assistance several hours because weather conditions prevented a USCG MH-60 Jayhawk from getting a rescue […]

Excavator in Qinaq River Won’t be Removed Until after Breakup

Excavator in Qinaq River Won’t be Removed Until after Breakup

The United States Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are coordinating initial cleanup efforts with the city of Tuntutuliak in Southwest Alaska. USCG sent responders to the scene where a Caterpillar EL180 excavator fell through the ice on the Qinaq River near the small community to assess the site late last month. […]

Coast Guard, Sitka Police and Fire Department Search for Missing Sitka Man

Coast Guard, Sitka Police and Fire Department Search for Missing Sitka Man

A Sitka man, identified as 40-year-old Jesse Mills, has been the subject of an urgent search since Thursday morning after he disappeared from his home on Wednesday night. He was reported missing during the early morning hours on Thursday. Mill’s wife called in to the U.S. Coast Guard District Command Center to report his absence […]