Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, and Valdez Fire Department responded to the Tsina River along the Richardson Highway after a report was called in of a missing rafter at 10:46 am on Saturday. It was reported the raft had tipped and the rafter had fallen into the water. Soon after a search commenced, the […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued three individuals on the Chilkat River near Haines, Sunday night. The aircrew arrived on scene at 10:20 p.m. aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and safely hoisted and transported two adult females and one adult male to awaiting local Emergency Medical Services personnel at the Haines […]
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard rescued seven kids and three adults from a raft that started taking on water in the vicinity of Portage Island in Bellingham, Tuesday night. All seven kids had life jackets on but none of the three adults had life jackets available to put on as they were rescued by a […]
Coast Guard Station-Juneau diverted a small boat crew after receiving report from Lt. Joseph Schlosser, an off-duty Coast Guardsman, that a man was out in Gastineau Channel paddling in a homemade inflatable watercraft. The 25-foot RB-S crew, upon their arrival, deemed the small homemade craft unsafe even though the seas were calm with a light breeze, […]