Commercial fishermen in Southeast Alaska say there is a critical breakdown in reliability of the Coast Guard channel they rely upon for updated weather reports and mayday calls, and they want it fixed. “We have a crisis in Coast Guard coverage of channel 16 here in Southeast (Alaska) with 35 percent of stations down and […]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak medically evacuated an injured hunter from Kodiak Island, Friday. The aircrew landed in Deadman Bay near a public use cabin at 3:41 a.m. and safely transported the 50-year-old man in stable condition to awaiting EMS personnel at Air Station Kodiak. The […]
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak rescue swimmer is lowered onto the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett 150 nautical miles southeast of Kodiak KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew medically evacuated a Coast Guard Cutter John Midgett crewmember from the ship near Kodiak, Saturday. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew […]
Click on image to view high resolution video. KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard aircrews rescued three boaters who were severely hypothermic from Munson Island, Tuesday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak safely transported them to the National Guard hanger in Bethel and transferred them to emergency medical service personnel, who took them to the hospital in […]