A Wildlife Trooper and Technician aboard the P/V Courage, a Coast Guard helicopter, divers from the Sitka Fire Department as well as a “good samaritan” diver, responded to the scene in Katlian Bay after the Sitka Police Dispatch received a report of a heavy equipment accident there at 11:56 am on Thursday. The caller reported […]
The United States Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are coordinating initial cleanup efforts with the city of Tuntutuliak in Southwest Alaska. USCG sent responders to the scene where a Caterpillar EL180 excavator fell through the ice on the Qinaq River near the small community to assess the site late last month. […]