KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard responded to seven passengers experiencing rough seas aboard the 29-foot fishing vessel Analise off Rocky Point on the east side of Togiak Bay, Saturday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely embarked a woman and four children for transport to Togiak. A good Samaritan in an […]
SEWARD, Alaska — The name “Healy” carries a lot of history in Alaska and the Arctic. It was Capt. Michael “Roaring Mike” Healy who spent 20 years as judge, doctor and policeman to Alaskan natives as a member of the U.S. Revenue Cutter service in the 19th century and traveled with renowned naturalist John Muir […]
After a two-day search for the man in a 16-foot skiff, Gus McConnell, who went missing while following a larger boat to the community of Hoonah on Thursday, the search ended successfully. McConnell went missing after the larger vessel reported that they had lost sight of McConnell, who was unfamiliar with the territory. The Coast […]
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 […]