Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa assists fishing vessel taking on water near Juneau, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa assisted the crew of the 36-foot fishing vessel Pot Luck after their vessel began taking on water near Petersburg, Alaska, Friday evening.
A Coast Guard Anacapa crewmember successfully patched two holes found in the Pot Luck’s hull and escorted the vessel to Petersburg.
Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders received...
U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian partners conduct joint operations in Southeast Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — United States and Canadian personnel began a three-day joint maritime exercise Tuesday near Juneau.
The crews of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and the Canadian Royal Navy vessels HMCS Brandon and HMCS Whitehorse tested search and rescue planning efforts and the coordination of rescue assets through a simulated...
Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew rescues 2 near Petersburg, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa rescued two men from a vessel taking on water approximately one mile southwest of Petersburg, Alaska, Tuesday.
A smallboat crew from the Anacapa took the 24-foot pleasure craft Deborah K under tow and safely transported its passengers to the port in Petersburg.
Command center watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a call from...
Alaska’s Coast Guard Auxiliary, volunteer lifesavers of The Last Frontier
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert
SAGINAW BAY, Alaska – A runaway 70-foot barge drifts aimlessly across Saginaw Bay near Kuiu Island, Alaska, and a call goes out for the Coast Guard to rein in the rogue raft before it can wreak ruin upon the waterway. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders dispatch the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa aided by information and...
Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel near Petersburg, Alaska
PETERSBURG, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa rescued a man from a disabled fishing vessel near Petersburg Monday.
The crew of the Anacapa rendezvoused with the man aboard his 30-foot fishing vessel Lisa Cheri, which was at anchor after becoming disabled six miles southeast of Petersburg. The man was transferred aboard the cutter and transported to awaiting emergency medical personnel...
Coast Guard assists disabled fishing tender in Gulf of Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa assisted the crew of the fishing tender Express after it suffered an engine casualty in the Gulf of Alaska, 70 miles west of Hoonah, Tuesday.
The crew of the 110-foot cutter safely towed the 125-foot fishing tender, with two people aboard, to Hoonah.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center received a call Sunday from...
Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa to hold change of command in Petersburg, Alaska
PETERSBURG, Alaska — Lt. Kathryn R. Cyr will relieve Lt. Cmdr. Ruben E. Boudreaux as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa during a formal ceremony at the Sons of Norway Hall, at 23 S. Sing Lee Alley in Petersburg, Monday at noon.
Boudreaux has commanded the Anacapa since July 2011. Boudreaux’s next assignment will be attending the Joint Military Attaché School at the Defense Intelligence...
Multiple agencies respond to sightseeing vessel Baranof Winds taking on water in Glacier Bay
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, National Park Service, and Good Samaritans assisted 76 people from a sightseeing vessel taking on water in Glacier Bay, Sunday.
The Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and the Holland America cruise ship Volendam responded to a report from the 79-foot sightseeing vessel Baranof Winds after it reportedly struck a rock and started taking on water in Glacier Bay.
The...
Coast Guard sinks derelict Japanese vessel
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa successfully sank the derelict fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast today at 6:15 p.m.
The Anacapa crew began its operation to sink the vessel at approximately 1 p.m. and completed two gunnery evolutions shooting highly explosive ammunition into the vessel until it sank in 6,072 feet of water.
“For...
