Coffman Cove is a small, tightly-knit community on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. Many people both work and recreate on the waters in the area. In mid-August, two killer whales were observed in Barnes Lake. The unexpected sight was said to first appear as if jet skis were moving across the lake. Community […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing found and rescued a hypothermic hunter Sept. 20 at Paradise Lakes about 25 miles northeast of Seward. The individual left the party of three other individuals to seek shelter and was separated from the group. The party used a two-way satellite communication […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a plane crash survivor approximately 35 miles northwest of Juneau, Sunday. Sector Southeast Alaska command center personnel launched an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Sitka at 5:38 p.m. to respond to the last known position of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) alert near Excursion Inlet. At 7:05 […]
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 […]