Coast Guard opens Forward Operating Location Cold Bay in advance of winter fisheries in Alaska
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JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews opened its seasonal forward operating location in Cold Bay, Alaska, in advance of winter fisheries Saturday.
Coast Guard aircrews transferred equipment and air assets to Cold Bay to reduce the response time to Bristol Bay, the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
A Coast Guard cutter with a Kodiak-based MH-65 Dolphin helicopter...
Alaska Coast Guard units prepare for winter operations
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews are preparing to deploy to forward operating locations in St. Paul and Cold Bay in preparation for the upcoming winter fisheries Monday.
The FOL in Cold Bay is scheduled to begin operations Oct. 15, for the start of the red king crab fishery. The FOL in St. Paul will open in January for the Opilio crab season.
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Coast Guard forward deploys helicopters to reduce response time to Opilio crab fleet
USCG MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard helicopter crews from Kodiak are deploying to the Bering Sea to better safeguard the crab fleet and other fishing vessels engaged in ground fisheries throughout the winter months.
Due to an increased number of vessels operating in the region, the Coast Guard is forward deploying two MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopters and crews Saturday...
Coast Guard, state agencies keep vigilant eye on 2010 Bering Sea crab fleet
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard helicopter crews from Kodiak are deploying to the Bering Sea to safeguard the crab fleet and other fishing vessels engaged in ground fisheries throughout the winter months.
