Coast Guard, NOAA seize illegally caught fish near Homer, Alaska

Two crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Naushon and a member from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement (NOAA OLE) pose for a picture with allegedly illegally-retained halibut in Homer, Alaska, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard law enforcement boarding team seized illegally caught fish near Homer, Alaska,...
Coast Guard rescues overdue boater from Lazy Bay, Alaska

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued an overdue boater Friday, from Lazy Bay in Kodiak, Alaska.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew deployed a rescue swimmer, hoisted the boater and safely transported him to the local cannery.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center received...
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon crew rescues 4 south of Shelikof Strait, Alaska

The Coast Guard Cutter Naushon tows the Soulmate, after the 48-foot commercial fishing vessel became disabled and adrift south of Shelikof Strait, Alaska, June 3, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Naushon rescued four mariners after their 48-foot commercial fishing vessel Soulmate, became disabled and adrift approximately 57 miles west of Kodiak Island,...
Coast Guard crews medevac man near Afognak Bay, Alaska

Coast Guard Cutter Naushon file photo.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Naushon medevaced a man from his anchored vessel near Posliedni Point in Afognak Bay, Alaska, Sunday morning.
The Naushon crew launched their small boat and took the 65-year-old man and his wife on board the cutter. The Jayhawk helicopter...
Coast Guard battles severe weather to search for three overdue hunters in Prince William Sound

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cordova, Alaska, is searching for three overdue men in the vicinity of Prince William Sound Monday.
Coast Guard crews have conducted nine different search patterns by air and sea since Friday, covering more than 1,600 square miles....
Ketchikan, Alaska, designated as “A Coast Guard City”

Cmdr. Jack W. Jackson, commanding officer of Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Bob Siversten, City of Ketchikan council member, Dave Landis, mayor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Rear Adm. Dan Abel, Coast Guard 17th District commander, display the proclamation declaring Ketchikan, Alaska, “A Coast Guard City” during a ceremony in Ketchikan, Jan. 30, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty...
Coast Guard assists grounded tour vessel Voyager near Juneau, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Naushon crew and a Coast Guard Station Juneau 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew assisted a tour vessel that ran aground in the vicinity of Lincoln Island near Juneau, Monday.
The Naushon crew safely evacuated 14 passengers from the Voyager and assisted the responding salvage vessel in refloating the grounded vessel.
Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center...
Coast Guard completes Arctic Shield 2013

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard completed Arctic Shield 2013 after a successful summer season of sustained operations and outreach efforts in the Arctic region Friday.
Arctic Shield focused on Western Alaska and the Bering Strait and consisted of a three-pronged approach of operations, outreach and an assessment of the Coast Guard’s capabilities in the Arctic. This regional operation aligns...
Coast Guard terminates fishing vessel voyage near Kake, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Naushon terminated the voyage of the fishing vessel Donna Jean near Kake after discovering several safety issues aboard the vessel Friday.
The crew of the Naushon escorted the 40-foot fishing vessel, with five adults and three children aboard, to Kake Harbor.
The crew of the Naushon conducted the boarding in Keku Strait when they discovered...