JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a boater (63-year-old male) after his vessel ran aground on the southeast side of Hump Island, Alaska. Thursday, October 19, 2023, A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew located the boater at a cabin on Hump Island at approximately 8:20 Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T rescue a boater in Hump Island, Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a man and his two dogs after his fishing vessel sank in Freshwater Bay, southeast of Hoonah, Alaska, on Wednesday. The MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew retrieved the individual and the two dogs from Freshwater Bay shore and safely transported them to Leer másCoast Guard rescue man and his dogs in Freshwater Bay, Alaska[…]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescue two people in stormy weather Saturday after their boat ran onto rocks in Pavlof Harbor, southwest of Juneau. A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Air Station Sitka located and hoisted the man and woman, who were stranded on a beach in low-visibility conditions. Both Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T rescue 2 in Pavlof Harbor, Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat, continues to lead the response efforts for the grounded tug in the Neva Strait, which initially occurred Monday morning. The tug owner, Western Towboat, contracted Hanson Maritime, SEAPRO, and Global Diving & Salvage who are currently on-scene Leer másContinue response efforts for grounded tug in the Neva Strait, Alaska[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard (USCG) personnel partnered with U.S. Border Patrol agents near Southeast Alaska and the Canadian border, November 17-18, 2020 as a joint interagency effort to enforce border security, motor vessel safety and educate vessel operators on border crossing requirements. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules aircrew provided logistical Leer másThe USCG and U.S. Border Patrol conducted a maritime patrol in Canadian border[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Multiple Coast Guard units from Southeast Alaska are currently making preparations to provide emergency support to the residents of Haines following several reports of mudslides in and around the town. “At this point we are aware that damage has occurred in the town of Haines following the report of multiple landslides in Leer másCoast Guard responding to reports of landslides in Haines, Alaska[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard received multiple reports of false distress communications in various parts of Southeast Alaska recently, putting mariner’s lives at risk. Coast Guard Investigative Service is working with the Juneau Police Department to investigate these calls, and urges the public to be aware that knowingly and willfully communicating a false Leer másCoast Guard: the false distress communications put lives at risk in Alaska[…]
