Coast Guard Station Juneau Crew, ADFG, Assist Family in Distress near Marmion Island

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Coast Guard Station Juneau Crew, ADFG, Assist Family in Distress near Marmion Island

  KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew assisted a family of seven by towing their disabled 22-foot sailing vessel to South Douglas Harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a mayday broadcast from a vessel in vicinity of Marmion Islands via Channel 16 VHF-FM radio. […]

Coast Guard Rescue Two from Sinking Sailboat 230 Miles South of Cold Bay

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Coast Guard Rescue Two from Sinking Sailboat 230 Miles South of Cold Bay

JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted two men from the sinking 35-foot sailing vessel Rafiki 230 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska, early Wednesday morning. The Jayhawk aircrew then rendezvoused with an Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew in Sand Point, Alaska. The Hercules crew transported the […]