ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued three survivors after they abandoned ship 58 miles east of Kayak Island, Alaska, Sunday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka recovered all three survivors from the water and safely transported them to Yakutat where they were reported to be in stable condition. Watchstanders […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard located four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard conducting a joint patrol in the Bering Sea, Saturday. While patrolling the maritime boundary between the United States and Russia on routine patrol in the Bering Sea, a HC-130J Super Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard […]
JUNEAU— The U.S. Coast Guard located four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels Sunday, 57 miles northwest of Point Hope. While on a routine patrol in the Chukchi Sea, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) observed the RFN vessels transiting southeast along the Russian side of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL). The […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A good Samaritan rescued one person and divers recovered one person deceased after two vessels collided near Wrangell Wednesday morning. A 58-foot fishing vessel collided with a 20-foot skiff, throwing one person from the skiff into the water, who was recovered by good Samaritans on-scene. The Coast Guard and on-scene partner agencies […]