Coast Guard rescues 2 near Cape Chiniak, Alaska
Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two mariners Sunday after their vessel began taking on water in the vicinity of Cape Chiniak.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted both survivors at 9:11 a.m. and transported them in stable condition to awaiting emergency medical services at Air Station Kodiak. They were then transferred...
Coast Guard conducts oil-spill-on-ice exercise in Alaska
An oil-spill-on-ice training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 1, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Members from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and Navy Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV) participated in an ice-based pollution response exercise...
Coast Guard medevacs man from vessel south of Dutch Harbor
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Morris, hoists a 48-year-old man into an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter 220 miles south of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Jan. 11, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Scott Kellerman.
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward-deployed to Cold Bay, medically evacuated a mariner from a vessel 220 miles south of Dutch Harbor, Alaska,...
Coast Guard rescues 3 men, 1 dog near Whittier, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 aircrew rescued three men and one dog after their boat ran aground on Esther Island, Dec. 12, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy photo.
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued three men and one dog Monday after their boat ran aground on Esther Island.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak located and hoisted the three men and dog, who...
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage awarded Bud Sparks Award
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage was awarded the 2021 Rear Adm. Bennett “Bud” Sparks award for the under 100 reservist assigned category during a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Nov. 5, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage has been awarded the 2021 Rear Adm. Bennett “Bud” Sparks...
Coast Guard tows vessel with 2 people aboard to safety in Valdez
Coast Guard Station Valdez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Station Valdez crewmembers towed a disabled vessel with two people aboard to Valdez, Thursday.
A Station Valdez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrived on scene at approximately 5:50 p.m. Wednesday evening, and towed the disabled 24-foot pleasure craft Bluff...
Coast Guard returns from Typhoon Merbok response in Western Alaska
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Houvener (center) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Hamilton Cleverdon greet a representative in the community of Diomede, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tobias Hofmann)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members returned to Anchorage Monday after response efforts in 32 Arctic and Western Alaska communities...
Coast Guard responding following western Alaska storm
An aerial view taken during a search and rescue and damage assessment in Shishmaref, Alaska, shows the damage caused by Typhoon Merbok, on Sept. 18, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard, state and local agencies are responding to impacted communities following a historic storm that battered Alaska’s western coast over the weekend.
An...
Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship near Hinchinbrook, Alaska
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 68-year-old man from the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, approximately 12 nautical miles south of Hinchinbrook, Alaska, Saturday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at approximately 1:09 p.m., hoisted the patient and staff nurse, and transported...
