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Coast Guard Conducting Maintenance on VHF Radio System

By 17th District online newsroom on Aug 19, 2020 General News

JUNEAU, Alaska – The 17th Coast Guard District is scheduled to conduct maintenance on its VHF radio system Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. During this time the Coast Guard anticipates that there may be intermittent service outages throughout the state as the work is completed. The Coast Guard encourages all mariners throughout Alaska […]

Arctic Slope Search and Rescue Pluck Australian after he Fell through the Ice

By Alaska Native News on Mar 8, 2018 General News, Rural

AST reports that they received notification and a request for assistance from Global Rescue at 11:39 am on Wednesday. GR reported that they had received a call that a man had fallen through the ice northeast of Arctic Village and was requesting help. The representative from Global Rescue reported that 56-year-old Australian resident, Alexander Lock had contacted […]