Coast Guard medevacs man with assistance from good Samaritans

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Coast Guard medevacs man with assistance from good Samaritans

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 68-year-old man from the fishing vessel Beaufort Sea in West Crawfish Inlet, approximately 16 nautical miles south of Sitka, with assistance from good Samaritans, Thursday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the man from the good Samaritan vessel at 3 p.m. and […]

Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Partners Necropsy Minke Whale Near Gustavus

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Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Partners Necropsy Minke Whale Near Gustavus

Findings highlight risk to whales and dolphins from vertical lines in marine environment. A couple walking on the beach near Gustavus dock early on Sunday, May 30 were initially excited to spot a minke whale surface near a moored vessel. But then, they saw the whale dive and heard the mooring chain on the vessel […]