Young Co-Authors Bipartisan Letter Opposing Cuts to U.S. Coast Guard

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Young Co-Authors Bipartisan Letter Opposing Cuts to U.S. Coast Guard

Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young Monday joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging House appropriators to reject the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) financial outline for the U.S. Coast Guard – a reported $1.3 billion in spending cuts. “Our recommendation is that OMB’s financial outline, specific to the Coast Guard, be rejected […]

Coast Guard Rescue Two from Sinking Sailboat 230 Miles South of Cold Bay

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Coast Guard Rescue Two from Sinking Sailboat 230 Miles South of Cold Bay

JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted two men from the sinking 35-foot sailing vessel Rafiki 230 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska, early Wednesday morning. The Jayhawk aircrew then rendezvoused with an Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew in Sand Point, Alaska. The Hercules crew transported the […]