Coast Guard Cutter Mustang rescues 2 near Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Alaska

Coast Guard Cutter Mustang file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mustang rescued two mariners stranded near Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, southeast of Seward, Alaska, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders received a notification from the good Samaritan vessel Lights Out that two people were stranded...
Coast Guard suspends search for overdue boater near Whittier, Alaska

Coast Guard Cutter Mustang file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg
ANCHORAGE, Alaska –The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a man reported missing from a 16-foot red skiff in Passage Canal near Whittier, Alaska.
Multiple Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews, a Coast Guard Station Valdez boatcrew and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang...
Coast Guard, good Samaritans search for overdue boater near Whittier, Alaska

Coast Guard Cutter Mustang file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard and good Samaritans are searching for a 16-foot red skiff with one person aboard reported overdue Saturday in Passage Canal near Whittier.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, a Coast Guard Station Valdez small boatcrew and the crew of the Coast...
Coast Guard rescues mariner north of Kodiak, Alaska

Sailing vessel Lieveling runs aground near Cape Puget, north of Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2016. . U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Kodiak – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a mariner from the grounded sailing vessel Lieveling 209 miles north of Kodiak, Alaska, Monday.
The aircrew landed on the beach nearby to embark the mariner and transport him to Seward with no...
Coast Guard, agency partners respond to fuel spill in Cook Inlet, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Personnel from the Coast Guard, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Department of Conservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Cook Inlet Regional Citizen Advisory Council are responding to a report of a landing craft with a punctured fuel tanker on board in southeastern Cook Inlet, south of Port Graham, Saturday.
The crew of a 116-foot landing craft, Thor’s...
Coast Guard suspends search after remains of pilot found near Perry Island, Alaska

USCG file photoANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing pilot near Perry Island in Prince William Sound after his remains were discovered Wednesday evening.
The crew of the Alaska State Trooper vessel Churchhill located and recovered the man’s remains and the wreckage of his Cessna 180 airplane partially submerged along the coast of Culross Island.
Coast Guard,...
Coast Guard, partners search for missing pilot near Perry Island, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard and Air Force assets are searching for a missing pilot near Perry Island in Prince William Sound Tuesday.
The 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage received a Mayday call from the male pilot of a Cessna 180 airplane Tuesday afternoon. The pilot reported he was having engine trouble and stated he may have to set the plane down.
RCC Anchorage contacted...
Coast Guard assists disabled grounded vessel in Prince William Sound

JUNEAU, Alaska — Crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang and a Coast Guard Station Valdez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium assisted the crew of a fishing vessel that ran aground Thursday morning on the south side of Evans Island in Prince William Sound.
The Mustang and RB-M crews towed the fishing vessel Eleon safely to port in Chenega Bay.
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders received an initial...
Coast Guard responds to fire aboard natural gas platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard launched several assets in response to a report of a fire on board a natural gas drill platform in Cook Inlet Thursday.
The Coast Guard diverted a Coast Guard Hercules HC-130 crew and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to conduct an overflight of the Baker Platform in Cook Inlet, near Nikiski. The Coast Guard also launched the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang and the...