Coast Guard, Sitka Fire, Assist Vessel Taking on Water near Sitka

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Coast Guard, Sitka Fire, Assist Vessel Taking on Water near Sitka

KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard assisted a mariner aboard the 43-foot fishing vessel Stardust, which was taking on water southeast of Japonski Island in Sitka, Wednesday evening. A Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team 38-foot Training Boat Special Purpose Craft crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew along with a […]

F/V Stardust Hits Sister Island after losing GPS

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The Alaska State Troopers were notified of a vessel grounding at 1:56 am on Tuesday morning in the Hoonah area. Troopers contacted the Coast Guard and informed them of the situation on Sisters Island in Icy Straits. The investigation of the grounding of the 43-foot Stardust found that the vessel grounded after its GPS system […]