Coast Guard assists 2 on disabled vessel near Cook Inlet, Alaska

Coast Guard assists 2 on disabled vessel near Cook Inlet, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmembers and a Coast Guard Auxiliary crew assisted two men when their vessel was disabled in Chrome Bay, near the mouth of Cook Inlet, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders received a report from a concerned family member Friday that the 33-foot fishing vessel Sea Venture, homeported in Kenai, was disabled and unable to establish communication...

Coast Guard rescues three men overdue in Prince William Sound

KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Station Valdez personnel have located three men in dense fog overdue on a voyage from Valdez to the native village of Tatitlek in Prince William Sound Thursday.

Coast Guard searching for three men in Prince William Sound

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard is searching in challenging weather for three men overdue on a voyage from Valdez to the native village of Tatitlek in Prince William Sound Thursday.

Coast Guard responding to barge sinking West of Prudhoe Bay

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard Sector Anchorage personnel are responding to and coordinating response efforts for a flexible self propelled barge that grounded and partially submerged in 9 feet of water while transiting the Beaufort Sea 40 miles west of Prudhoe Bay at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday.

Coast Guard medevacs fisherman reportedly suffering shellfish poisoning near Kodiak

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew medevaced a 28-year-old male reportedly suffering from shellfish poisoning aboard the fishing vessel Miss Michelle in Kupreanof Strait 15 miles northwest of Kodiak Saturday at 6:45 a.m.

Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet terminates voyage of two commercial fishing vessels

JUNEAU, Alaska – A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet terminated the voyage of two commercial fishing vessels for safety violations during a boarding in the Gulf of Alaska Monday escorting them to King Cove.

Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command coordinates 19 rescue and assist cases in 19 days

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center has monitored and coordinated 19 rescue and assist cases within the last 19 days, helping more than 52 people and saving more than $287,000 in property.

Coast Guard rescues two after abandoning ship in North Bristol Bay

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew along with a HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Air Station Kodiak located and rescued two people in the water after abandoning the Intrepid, a 32-foot aluminum vessel, in North Bristol Bay Saturday as it was taking on water.

Coast Guard responds to Seattle fishing vessel aground in Prince William Sound

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew from Cordova is responding to the Seattle-based 100-foot fishing vessel Cape Cross which went aground at 5 a.m. in Main Bay in Prince William Sound Monday.