JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard concluded its annual Arctic Shield operations Monday with the closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue and the departure of the Cutter Healy from the Arctic. Air Station Kodiak air crews and two MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide better response times and coverage to remote […]
Known as the “Bulldog of the Bering,” the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley is 283-feet of heavy steel defending Alaskan and Arctic waters and protecting the lives of sailors braving those tumultuous seas. The Alex Haley began its life as a U.S. Navy vessel, the U.S.S. Edenton, and served as a salvage and rescue ship […]
JUNEAU, Alaska— The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur towed the 36-foot vessel Ruby Dawn and its crew to Yakutat, Alaska, Tuesday. The crew of the Chandeleur responded after the vessel became disabled southwest of Icy Bay while transiting from Whittier to Juneau. Coast Guard Seventeenth District watchstanders received a report from a friend […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The command of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple is scheduled to discuss their recent voyage from Sitka, Alaska, through the Northwest Passage, to Baltimore, Maryland, 1 p.m. (EST) Wednesday at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, completed their historic voyage […]