Coast Guard Rescues Overdue Boater on Naked Island

By on    General News, Southeast Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard-Alaska  

Coast Guard Rescues Overdue Boater on Naked Island

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued an overdue boater Monday from Naked Island near Juneau.  A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the boater at approximately 2:40 a.m. and safely transported him to the Juneau airport. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center received a call from the […]

Coast Guard, Good Samaritans Rescue Five from Sunken Vessel near Naked Island

By on    At Sea, General News, Southcentral  

Coast Guard, Good Samaritans Rescue Five from Sunken Vessel near Naked Island

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard boatcrew and a good Samaritan rescued three adults and two teenagers from a 32-foot personal craft taking on water in the vicinity of Naked Island Sunday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage received a mobile phone call at 6 a.m. from one of the five people reporting they had abandoned ship and swam to […]