Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew visits Kaktovik during Arctic patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew visits Kaktovik during Arctic patrol
Members from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visit Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2022, and participate in a question-and-answer session with approximately 45 community members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton) KAKTOVIK, Alaska — Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) met with key leaders October 1 in Alaska’s most northeastern tribal community,...

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew meets with local leaders in Savoonga

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew meets with local leaders in Savoonga
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) visited the community of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, Sept. 22, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Melissa McKenzie) SAVOONGA, Alaska — During their current Arctic patrol, crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) met with key leaders in Savoogna, Sept. 22. The meeting took place in the Savoonga town hall with Benjamin...

Cutter Hickory crew delivers water to Angoon, Alaska residents

Cutter Hickory crew delivers water to Angoon, Alaska residents
Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmembers offload nearly 7,000 bottles of water to the residents in Angoon, Alaska, Feb. 14, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo. KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmembers delivered pallets of water to the remote community of Angoon, Alaska, on Sunday, after the residents experienced waterline failures. The cutter crew loaded four pallets of water...

Coast Guard rescues 2 people in Sitkinak Lagoon, Alaska

Coast Guard rescues 2 people in Sitkinak Lagoon, Alaska
The Coast Guard rescued two men from Sitkinak Lagoon, Alaska, approximately 85 nautical miles Southwest of Kodiak, after their skiff capsized, October 4, 2020. KODIAK – The Coast Guard rescued two men from Sitkinak Lagoon, Alaska, approximately 85 nautical miles Southwest of Kodiak, after their skiff capsized, Sunday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted both men,...

Coast Guard rescues two hunters on Mount Kelly, Alaska

Coast Guard rescues two hunters on Mount Kelly, Alaska
A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft forward-looking infrared camera captures an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flying over Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2020.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak) KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two hunters Thursday that were stranded for six days on Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130...

Coast Guard rescues stranded rafter north of Haines, Alaska

Coast Guard rescues stranded rafter north of Haines, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a rafter Sunday after her pack raft capsized Saturday on the Klehini River north of Haines. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the 42-year-old woman, who was exhibiting symptoms of mild hypothermia, and flew her to Haines where she was placed in the care of local...

Coast Guard, President Eisenhower rescue mariner 500 miles offshore

Coast Guard, President Eisenhower rescue mariner 500 miles offshore
A 67-year-old man rows a small dinghy away from his disabled and adrift 28-foot sailing vessel Miss Lilly to the motor vessel President Eisenhower approximately 575 miles south southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 4, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo. KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Seventeenth District command center personnel coordinated efforts with motor vessel President Eisenhower to...

Coast Guard coordinates medevac 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island

Coast Guard coordinates medevac 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson KODIAK, Alaska – Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130J Hercules aircraft and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews coordinated efforts to perform a long-range medevac of an injured fisherman who was approximately 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska, Monday. The man was safely transferred to awaiting emergency...

Coast Guard to conduct dockside fishing vessel exams for Bristol Bay

Coast Guard to conduct dockside fishing vessel exams for Bristol Bay
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard will offer courtesy dockside examinations of commercial fishing vessels in Bristol Bay in anticipation of the 2020 Bristol Bay salmon fishery season. The Coast Guard anticipates sending examiners to the following locations for public outreach and to encourage dockside exam participation: King Salmon: June 8-22 Dillingham: June 15-26 Egegik: June 15-19 Examiners...