Alaska Wildlife troopers report no injuries after a 40-foot commercial troll vessel began sinking and rolling over outside of the Sitka Harbor on Saturday. Sitka Post AWT aboard the P/V Courage responded to a distress call issued by Calvin “Mark” Bigelow on the F/V Safari reporting that his vessel was “partially capsized and rapidly sinking” near […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, a Sitka Fire Rescue crew, and four good Samaritan crews rescued three adults and three children after their 27-foot cabin cruiser began taking on water near Long Island in Sitka Sound, Tuesday evening. The Jayhawk crew lowered two dewatering pumps to the crews of […]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot response boat-medium crew assisted four people who reported their 22-foot vessel was taking on water near Auke Bay, Alaska, Monday. The Station Juneau boat crew arrived on scene and transferred a dewatering pump to the aground 22-foot fiberglass vessel. After several attempts at dewatering the vessel, […]
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 […]