Coast Guard searching for overdue boater near Kake, Alaska

Coast Guard searching for overdue boater near Kake, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue boater near Kake, Alaska. Missing is Timothy Wilson Jr., a 70-year-old male, last seen Friday morning departing for a fishing trip near Pup Island. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a relayed report from the Alaska State Troopers at 8:30 pm., Friday, of an overdue...

2 teenage hikers rescued by Coast Guard aircrew in Sitka

2 teenage hikers rescued by Coast Guard aircrew in Sitka
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo. KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued two hikers off of Mount Verstovia in Sitka, Alaska, Saturday. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and transported the siblings, ages 14 and 15 to the air station where they were met by awaiting family members. At 4:30 p.m., Sector Juneau Command Center...

Coast Guard holds full-scale exercise in Ketchikan, Alaska

Coast Guard holds full-scale exercise in Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan, Alaska – Personnel from the Coast Guard and partner agencies conducted a full-scale active shooter exercise at the Ketchikan Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) Terminal on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Organized by the Southeast Alaska Area Maritime Security Committee and the Coast Guard, this important full-scale exercise simulated a response to an active shooter attack against the marine...

Coast Guard to hold active shooter exercise in Ketchikan

Coast Guard to hold active shooter exercise in Ketchikan
Ketchikan, Alaska – Personnel from the Coast Guard and partner agencies are scheduled to hold an active shooter drill at the Ketchikan Ferry Terminal from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednesday. Residents and community members around the Ketchikan area should expect large numbers of public safety personnel, equipment, sirens and simulated gunfire. This is a test of staff and equipment and will not pose a threat...

Coast Guard Station Ketchikan medevacs man near Pennock Island

Coast Guard Station Ketchikan medevacs man near Pennock Island
Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette. KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old man from the towing vessel Pacific Titan, near Pennock Island, Alaska, Monday. A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived on scene at 4:19 p.m., embarked the patient and transported him to awaiting EMS in...

Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew rescues two

Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew rescues two
Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette. KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boat crew rescued two individuals who were stranded on shore on Annette Island, Tuesday night. The Station Ketchikan boat crew arrived on scene aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium and safely embarked the individuals and transported them back to shore...

Coast Guard Sector Juneau successfully recovers submerged tug

Coast Guard Sector Juneau successfully recovers submerged tug
The Tagish, a 107-foot tugboat, built during World War II, is submerged at the Gastineau Channel dock in Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ilian Borrero-Aguirre) JUNEAU, Alaska — Recovery of the tugboat Tagish was successful, and the vessel was secured on the beach at the National Guard Dock in Gastineau Channel, Feb. 19. Contractors dewatered and defueled...

Coast Guard Sector Juneau responds to partially-submerged tug

Coast Guard Sector Juneau responds to partially-submerged tug
Tug vessel Tagish is partially submerged at the National Guard Dock in the vicinity of the Alaska Marine Lines yard in the Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 29, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Juneau) JUNEAU, Alaska — Removal operations for a tug partially submerged at the National Guard Dock in Gastineau Channel, Alaska, are scheduled, weather pending, to be conducted later...

Coast Guard rescues 85-year-old man near Wrangell, Alaska

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...