Coast Guard Conducts First Search and Rescue Exercise in the Arctic Ocean

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is conducting its first Arctic search and rescue exercise Friday near Barrow, Alaska, in an effort to better understand mass rescue operations in the Arctic. The Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter SPAR and the San Diego-based Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton are currently deployed to the Arctic Region and, along with aircraft from the Coast Guard Air Station in Kodiak,...

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Arctic Patrol – Aug. 25, 2008

Journal Entry – Aug. 25, 2008 – Arctic Ocean The Coast Guard is extending High Endurance cutter operations from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea, the Beaufort Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. This operation supports the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to extend maritime safety and security to the Arctic region in the face of retreating polar sea ice. The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton...

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Arctic Patrol – Aug. 24, 2008

Journal Entry – Aug. 24, 2008 – Cape Prince of Whales The Coast Guard is extending High Endurance cutter operations from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea, the Beaufort Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. This operation supports the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to extend maritime safety and security to the Arctic region in the face of retreating polar sea ice. The Coast Guard Cutter...

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Arctic Patrol – Aug. 23, 2008

Journal Entry – Aug. 23, 2008 – Bering Sea, Alaska The Coast Guard is extending High Endurance cutter operations from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea, the Beaufort Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. This operation supports the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to extend maritime safety and security to the Arctic region in the face of retreating polar sea ice. The Coast Guard Cutter...

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Arctic Patrol – Aug. 22, 2008

US Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Journal Entry – Aug. 22, 2008 – Dutch Harbor, Alaska The Coast Guard is extending High Endurance cutter operations from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea, the Beaufort Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. This operation supports the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to extend maritime safety and security to the Arctic region in the face of retreating polar...

U.S. To Commence Homeland Security Patrols in the Arctic

JUNEAU, Alaska — Reminiscent of the 19th Century Revenue Cutter Bering Sea patrols, this month the Coast Guard is extending High Endurance cutter operations from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea, the Beaufort Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. This operation supports the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to extend maritime safety and security to the Arctic region in the face of retreating...

Fishing Vessel Runs Aground, Coast Guard Rescues Crew

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued two crewmembers, while a Good Samaritan vessel rescued one, from the 32-foot fishing vessel X-S after it ran aground and was taking on water near Akun Island at 11:30 a.m. Monday. The Coast Guard received a report from Trident Seafoods in Akutan, Alaska, and immediately diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, which had a HH-65 “Dolphin” rescue...