Cutter Hickory terminates voyage of Homer-based commercial fishing vessel for safety violations
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory terminated the voyage of the 43-foot Homer-based commercial fishing vessel Ambition due to safety issues following a boarding nine miles off of Sand Point Thursday.
Boaters rescued near Seldovia, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska – Five adults and one child were rescued by a good Samaritan near Seldovia, Alaska after their 22-foot recreational boat became disabled Thursday.
As National Safe Boating Week comes to an end, this case highlights the importance of being prepared while boating in Alaska. The vessel lost its starter and outboard engine between Seldovia Harbor and Point Pogibishi, Alaska. Although...
Joint response to sunken offshore supply vessel Monarch continues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory and the motor vessel Champion searched for the sunken offshore supply vessel Monarch near the Granite Point oil platform, 16 miles from Nikiski today.
Salvage operation begins for sunken vessel at Granite Point oil platform
NIKISKI, Alaska – Salvage operations are underway in Cook Inlet near the Granite Point oil platform 16 miles from Nikiski for the offshore supply vessel Monarch which sunk Thursday.
Joint response to sunken oil supply vessel at Granite Point oil platform
NIKISKI, Alaska – A unified command has been established in Nikiski to respond to the sinking of the 166-foot motor vessel Monarch adjacent to the Granite Point oil platform 16 miles from Nikiski, Alaska.
Coast Guard Cutter Hickory Rescues Three Near Kodiak Island
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard responded to a call from a crewmember on the disabled 35-foot fishing vessel, Letun, reporting it had lost power and was adrift 500-yards north of Sitkinak Island Thursday at 7:55 a.m.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Homer, Alaska, overheard the distress call on VHF radio early Thursday morning and diverted from...
Coast Guard Assists in Recovery of 140 Year Old Artifacts from USS TORRENT
JUNEAU, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard assisted the Alaska State Archeologist and Historic Press Office, the Government Services Agency and the Team Torrent dive team in successfully recovering 140 year-old artifacts from the USS Torrent out of Coal Bay near Homer, Alaska, Monday.
The crew of the Hickory used its crane to recover the artifacts which included a brass mountain howitzer...
