Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy Emery, of the USCG-Juneau, credited people at the Taku Fisheries pier with assisting the Coast Guard with the rescue of a woman in the water on Tuesday evening. A 911 relay call went to the Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau at 8:40 pm on Tuesday evening reporting that there was […]
An Iranian oil tanker that caught fire after it collided with a Chinese cargo ship Saturday off China’s east coast is at risk of exploding and sinking, Chinese state media (CCTV) reported Monday, citing officials and experts on the rescue team. The tanker’s crew of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis has been missing since the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew located three hunters overdue since Friday, on the south side of Chenega Island in Prince William Sound, Monday afternoon. After spotting their 20-foot vessel and a flag on the beach, the Jayhawk crew was able to land, embark the men, and safely transport them […]
A Bethel man’s remains were recovered after an incident involving six family members that went through the ice near the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Gweek Rivers between Bethel and Akiachak on Sunday night. Troopers received a report of the emergency on the river from the Bethel Police Department at 9:57 pm on Sunday night. […]