P/V Enforcer Plucks Two from Prince of Wales Island Early Sunday

P/V Enforcer Plucks Two from Prince of Wales Island Early Sunday

AST reported on Monday morning that a search for two fishermen ended successfully early Sunday morning after searching the areas around West Island and Prince of Wales Island in the darkness. At 22:35 pm Saturday night, the Alaska Public Safety vessel P/V Enforcer was anchored seven miles distant from the West Island area, when they […]

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Hydaburg Man

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Hydaburg Man

The US Coast Guard announced on Saturday that they were suspending the search for the missing Hydaburg man, 20-year-old Francis Charles of Hydaburg following negative results. Hydaburg SAR contacted the watchstanders at the USCG Sector Juneau Command Center and requested assistance in the search for Charles on Thursday evening.  Charles had failed to return to […]

Three Overdue Manokotak Boaters Located and Treated for Exposure/Dehydration

Three Overdue Manokotak Boaters Located and Treated for Exposure/Dehydration

The search for three Manokotak residents who were the subjects of a southwest Alaska search have been found and transported to the Kanakanak Hospital for treatment of dehydration and exposure, the trooper dispatch reported on Wednesday. The missing person report was called in to troopers at 3:50 pm on Wednesday. It was reported that Alice […]