JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard received approval for removal and destruction of tugboat Challenger under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWCPA). An incident command will be established and operations will begin Monday, Feb. 1, to manage the removal of the tugboat that sank in Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Sept. 12, 2015. The operation […]
Coast Guard Sector Juneau responders went to the scene of a sunken tug boat in Gastineau Channel on Sunday and deployed oil containment boom around the vessel that had sunk the day before, the Coast Guard reports. On Saturday, the 96-foot tug Challenger sunk in the channel while at anchor there according to reports. The […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard Station Juneau crewmembers rescued a woman from the water in Gastineau Channel near downtown Juneau early Friday morning. The woman was transferred to emergency medical personnel for transport to Bartlett Regional Hospital. At approximately 2:30 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Juneau Command Center watchstanders received notification from Juneau Police Department that a […]