KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard members involved with the Fishing Vessel (F/V) Alaska Ranger rescue will receive awards and medals Thursday, May 15th, during ceremonies at the Coast Guard base here.
Forty-two people were rescued by the Coast Guard and the vessel Alaska Warrior the night of the sinking. Weather during the rescue included 30-foot [...]
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Alaska Ranger rescuers to receive medals
VA Outreach Clinic Approved for Southeast Alaska
VA Outreach Clinic Approved for Southeast Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska- The Alaska VA Healthcare System (AVAHS) is pleased to announce the approval for a VA Outreach Clinic in Juneau, Alaska. The new clinic will initially provide Southeast Alaska veterans with routine Primary Care, including screening services, as well as Mental Health services. Plans are underway [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Men
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard has suspended the search for three fishermen in the vicinity of Stevenson, Wash., approximately 30 miles east of Vancouver, Wash., today.
The decision to suspend was only made after multiple searches over 72 river miles were conducted by a Coast Guard HH-60C Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, a crew [...]
Ninth District Commanders Letter to the Great Lakes Boating Community
To the Great Lakes boating community:
This year, May 17th marks the 50th Anniversary of National Safe Boating Week, a week-long observance designed to raise awareness of safe boating practices among power and sail boaters, paddlers and anglers. In recognition of this important week, I want to share a few of my thoughts about how boaters [...]
Coast Guard Medevac South of Freeport, Texas
HOUSTON – the Coast Guard medevaced a 42-year-old man from an oil tanker approximately 30 miles south of Freeport, Texas, this morning.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at 5 a.m. from the manager of emergency management for the 781-foot SPT- Conqueror. The manager reported a crewmember had been struck in [...]
Charter Boat Trip Sponsors Need to Be Aware of Regulations
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard would like to inform hotel and business owners that sponsor charter-vessel businesses, that they should ensure that vessels are operated by properly-licensed operators. Charter vessels should be outfitted with proper lifesaving and firefighting equipment an emergency checklist, and passengers must receive a safety orientation upon departure from the [...]
Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence Goes to 3 Coast Guard Units
The 2007 Coast Guard Foundation Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence was presented to Group/Air Station Astoria, Aids to Navigation Team Astoria and Station Tillamook on May 2, 2008, for their rescue and support efforts during an unprecedented winter storm that devastated the Pacific Northwest region in December 2007.