This Day in Alaskan History-June 11th, 1913
Coast Guard rescues overdue boater after vessel grounding at Hump Island
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard recued a 63-year-old male Thursday after his vessel ran aground on the southeast side of Hump Island, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located the man at a cabin on Hump Island at approximately 8:20 a.m. The aircrew landed, embarked the man, and transferred […]
Coast Guard rescues 18 people from grounded boat near Valdez
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued 18 people from a passenger vessel that ran aground near the Columbia Glacier Thursday. At 4:35 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders overheard the ferry Aurora communicating with a vessel in distress. The watchstanders relayed communications through the crew of the Aurora and determined that Lu-Lu Belle, a 75-foot glacier tour boat, had run […]
Coast Guard Rescues Two after Boat Grounds Southwest of Juneau
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two people in stormy weather Saturday after their boat ran onto rocks in Pavlof Harbor, southwest of Juneau. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka located and hoisted the man and woman, who were stranded on a beach in low-visibility conditions. Both survivors, who were […]