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 […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mustang rescued two mariners stranded near Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, southeast of Seward, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders received a notification from the good Samaritan vessel Lights Out that two people were stranded after beaching their boat to avoid sinking. The […]
Image: A crewmember aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy handles a line in preparation to get underway from their pier in Seattle on July 22. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier) SEATTLE — Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) departed for a months-long deployment to the Arctic Ocean on Monday. The cutter will […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who recently attended the Arctic Council Ministerial in Rovaniemi, Finland and the Arctic Circle Assembly forum in Shanghai, China spoke on the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to place a greater focus on the Arctic and ensure that the United States steps into its leadership role. […]