Coast Guard searches for person in the water near Duncan Canal, Alaska

Coast Guard searches for person in the water near Duncan Canal, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photoJUNEAU, Alaska — Partner agency and Coast Guard crews searched for two people who went into the water after a skiff capsized near Salt Chuck in the northern portion of Duncan Canal, Friday. At approximately 1:00 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a notification from the crew of a vessel that two individuals went into the water...

Coast Guard, locals, rescue five fisherman after vessel sunk near Black Island, Alaska

Coast Guard, locals, rescue five fisherman after vessel sunk near Black Island, Alaska
Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette. JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard and Alaska State Trooper boat crews, as well as the crew of a good Samaritan vessel, rescued five fishermen after their vessel sunk near Black Island, Sunday. At 10:55 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a distress call over VHF channel 16 from an operator...

Coast Guard suspends search for person in the water in Nushagak Bay

Coast Guard suspends search for person in the water in Nushagak Bay
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has suspended their search for a man reportedly missing after the fishing vessel he was on capsized with two other people aboard in Nushagak Bay, south of Dillingham, Alaska, Wednesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, Alaska State Trooper personnel and good Samaritans...

Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers, local volunteers search for 2 overdue from St. Michael

Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers, local volunteers search for 2 overdue from St. Michael
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 file photo JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, Alaska State Trooper crews and local volunteers are searching for Peter and Justin Nanouk, ages 55 and 35, near St. Michael, Tuesday. The Nanouk’s boat, Baywolf, is a 22-foot aluminum open-top ocean boat. The father and son left Unalakleet, Saturday morning for a fishing...

Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers rescue 4 after tug runs aground near Sitka

Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers rescue 4 after tug runs aground near Sitka
Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick File Photo JUNEAU, Alaska- A Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick smallboat crew and an Alaska State Trooper boat crew rescued four people from the tug, 18 Eagles, after it ran aground on Vitskari Rocks, near Sitka, Saturday. The McCormick and AST crews arrived on scene and dewatered the tug. The AST crew towed the tug and crew to Sitka. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders...

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue hunter near Newtok, Alaska

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue hunter near Newtok, Alaska
USCG File Photo JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard suspended the search for an overdue 59-year-old seal hunter near Newtok Tuesday night. Multiple aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and the Civil Air Patrol searched with Alaska State Trooper ground crews for more than 41 hours along the shoreline of Nunivak Island to northwest of Hazen Bay. Volunteers from the villages of Newtok and Tununak...

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue kayaker near Anchorage, Alaska

Coast Guard suspends search for overdue kayaker near Anchorage, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing kayaker in the vicinity of Knik Arm near Anchorage, Wednesday. Response crews covered more than 850 square miles during the search for Bruce Gronewald, after receiving a report from concerned family members Tuesday morning when he failed to return from a kayak outing. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and...

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing hiker near Akhiok, Alaska

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing hiker near Akhiok, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, the Alaska State Troopers and local authorities are searching for a missing hiker near Akhiok Sunday. The man’s all-terrain vehicle was found on the south side of Kodiak Island by the Akhiok village public safety officer and rescue teams are now searching for him. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders...

Coast Guard, Alaska State Wildlife Troopers search for man near Cordova, Alaska

Coast Guard, Alaska State Wildlife Troopers search for man near Cordova, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard personnel and Alaska State Troopers are searching for a 33-year-old man in Deep Bay near Cordova, Sunday. The crew of the Alaska State Wildlife Trooper vessel Churchill and a smallboat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore are on scene. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center received a call via VHF-FM channel 16 Saturday night from a...