The man convicted of killing two Coast Guard employees at the communications station on the Kodiak Coast Guard base in April of 2012 stood before Judge Ralph Beistline on Tuesday for sentencing. Judge Beistline gave 63-year-old James Wells a sentence of two life terms for the killing of retired U.S. Coast Guard Chief Boatswain’s Mate Richard […]
It was at approximately 6:15 pm on the Fourth of July that a report went in to Coast Guard Sector Anchorage advising them that the 45-foot purse seining vessel Elohim had capsized while transiting Port Valdez with four adults aboard. Another vessel, the Infinite Grace recovered the four victims of the sinking. The Infinite Grace […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As Independence Day weekend begins, the Coast Guard 17th District urges Alaskan boaters to keep safe. The Coast Guard reminds boaters and other water enthusiasts to consider the following while preparing for the boating season: WEAR IT! While there are many factors that can contribute to boating accidents, a properly fitting life jacket can save a life […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a 70-year-old man with an eye injury from Noyes Island approximately 34 miles from Klawock Tuesday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka transported the man to awaiting medical personnel in Sitka. Sector Juneau command center personnel received the request for medevac from the crew of […]