JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued five people Thursday from a fishing vessel taking on water near Umnak Island, Alaska. No injuries were reported. The fishing vessel remains aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island. At approximately 4:45 a.m. Thursday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard authenticated the keels for future Coast Guard cutters Allen Thiele, Fred Permenter and Samuel Wilson on Friday in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. In a special proceeding, the keels for three cutters were authenticated simultaneously, a departure from the traditional single-vessel ceremony. Keel authentication is a time-honored maritime tradition in […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is conducting a marine casualty investigation following a death of a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady, near Dutch Harbor. Watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a report at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday from the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady that a […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest and sixth Arctic District Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Friday. The ceremony was presided over by Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the Arctic District. Members of the Mann family were also in attendance, including the cutter’s sponsor, Mrs. […]