Coast Guard searching for person in water in Lynn Canal, Alaska

Coast Guard searching for person in water in Lynn Canal, Alaska
Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo courtesy of Anthony Moss JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Eldred Rock in Lynn Canal, Alaska, Tuesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a report from the captain of cruise ship Celebrity Solstice at 3 a.m. that a 40-year-old woman fell overboard. Involved in the search...

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship near Craig, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship near Craig, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 File Photo JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a woman from the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice near Noyes Island, west of Craig, Alaska, Wednesday. The Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the 61-year-old woman and transported her to Ketchikan, Alaska, where a Guardian Flight crew was waiting for transport to higher...

Coast Guard medevacs ailing cruise ship passenger near Juneau, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs ailing cruise ship passenger near Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Juneau rescue boatcrew medevaced a passenger from the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice near Juneau, Alaska, Tuesday evening. The 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew transferred the patient from the cruise ship and transported him to Auke Bay where he was met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders...

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship Celebrity Solstice passenger near Sitka, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship Celebrity Solstice passenger near Sitka, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a 45-year-old man from the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice near Sitka, Alaska, Monday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducted the hoist and transferred the ailing passenger to awaiting emergency medical services in Sitka. Coast Guard 17th District command center watchstanders in Juneau were notified of an ailing passenger...