JUNEAU, Alaska—A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew assisted the crew of a fishing vessel taking on water 60 miles southeast of Kodiak, Friday. The Jayhawk lowered a dewatering pump to the crew of the fishing vessel St. Nicholas, which allowed them to control the on board flooding and proceed to port […]
A crewmember aboard the Icy Mist, a 58-foot fishing vessel, suffered injuries while loading crab pots 150 miles to the south of Sand Point on Sunday evening. The Coast Guard was notified of the incident and the man’s injuries and it was deemed a medvac was necessary. After the duty flight surgeon recommended the medevac, a Jayhawk […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two men Monday at a strip near Lake George. They landed their Cessna 180 Sunday and became stuck due to soft mud from recent rain. “The pilot had contacted some friends that were going out there to […]
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews opened up a seasonal forward operating location in Cold Bay in advance of winter fisheries Sunday. Coast Guard aircrews transferred equipment and air assets to Cold Bay to reduce the response time to Bristol Bay, the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. A Coast Guard cutter with a […]