Coast Guard rescues 85-year-old man near Wrangell, Alaska
A 24-foot landing craft is secured on a beach after the Coast Guard rescued the craft’s 85-year-old owner Jan. 27, 2023, in Steamer Bay, Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Wrangell Search and Rescue)
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued an 85-year-old overdue boater Friday on a beach in Steamer Bay, after a Wrangell Search-and-Rescue crew located the man.
A Coast Guard MH-60...
Coast Guard aircrew rescues man, 2 dogs in Freshwater Bay, Alaska
Robert Johnson and his two dogs who were rescued by a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew after his vessel sank in Freshwater Bay, Alaska, Oct. 19, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued a man and his two dogs after his fishing vessel sank in Freshwater Bay, southeast of Hoonah, Alaska, on Wednesday.
The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter...
Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman arrives in Alaska
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman arrived at the cutter’s new homeport in Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2022, after a 36-day transit from Key West, Fla. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska, Friday, after a 36-day transit from Key West, Fla.
Douglas Denman, the Coast Guard’s 49th Fast Response Cutter,...
Coast Guard accepts delivery of Cutter Douglas Denman
The Coast Guard accepted delivery of 49th Fast Response Cutter Douglas Denman, in Key West, Florida, May 26, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard accepted the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman (WPC 1149), the 49th Fast Response Cutter built by Bollinger Shipyards, during a May 26 ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West.
“We were honored to have Douglas Denman’s...
Coast Guard announces names for its Sentinel Class of Fast Response Cutters
Cutter Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) was the first of the United States Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutters. File photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has announced the names for its Sentinel Class of Fast Response Cutters, each vessel being named for a deceased leader, trailblazer or hero of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services of the U.S....
