The call came in to NOAA’s Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network 24-hour hotline the morning of July 19. A whale-watching company near Ketchikan had spotted a humpback whale entangled in line and dragging unmarked buoys. NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement in Ketchikan responded, verified the whale’s location in Blank Inlet on the south side of Gravina Island, […]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew rescued two individuals who were stranded on shore on Annette Island, Tuesday night. The Station Ketchikan boat crew arrived on scene aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium and safely embarked the individuals and transported them back to Ketchikan at approximately 11 p.m. At 10:17 p.m., watchstanders […]
On Monday evening, troopers based in Delta Junction received an sos activation and would find that six snow machines were stranded in the mountains near the Richardson Monument near mile 200 of the Richardson Highway. When contacted, the riders reported that they were out of fuel, food and water and not dressed for the weather. […]
On Tuesday afternoon Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks were notified that there were four woman stranded on an island on the Tanana River. AST reports that “The Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Fairbanks Airport Police and Fire responded to the area.” But, upon their arrival at 2:57 pm, they determined that the conditions were too dangerous […]