The processor F/V Akutan was abandoned in Unalaska’s Captains Bay in September following a disastrous fishing season in Bristol Bay where the ship’s owner went broke, the crew went unpaid, and it’s 158,000 pound haul of salmon was declared unfit for human consumption.
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Coast Guard begins the new year by safely rescuing three hunters in Prince William Sound
Coast Guard personnel spent the weekend searching for three hunters in Prince William Sound and found them on Monday.
Abandoned and adrift, North Pacific fishing vessel sunk by Coast Guard
The 170-foot Alaska Patriot was under tow from Dutch Harbor to Mexico when it broke free on Dec. 7. The vessel is currently adrift about 215 miles south of Chirikof Island and is a navigational hazard to commercial freighter traffic traveling along the Great Circle route.
Juneau veterans honored and remembered during services
Two Veterans Day observances were held Nov. 11, 2017 at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center and the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.
Coast Guard wraps up seasonal operations out of Kotzebue
Since July 1, two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters have been stationed at Kotzebue. All summer-long, aircrews have rotated in and out, as part of the Coast Guard’s seasonal work throughout the Bering Sea and along the North Slope, an annual operation called Arctic Shield.
Update: Coast Guard identifies kayak owner safe and sound
The Coast Guard spotted this inflatable floating unattended in Gastineau Channel.
UAS, Coast Guard establish training and scholarship program for students
UAS and the Coast Guard signed an agreement establishing a career-track program that provides two years’ full tuition to accepted students.
Two boaters and three dogs rescued in Prince William Sound
Coast Guard helicopter and cutter crews rescued two people and three dogs Friday near Montague Island in Prince William Sound. The Coast Guard dispatched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and the Cutter Chandeleur after a mayday call came in over VHF radio.
Marine Exchange of Alaska now operating in new waterfront headquarters
The 17-year-old non-profit maritime organization just moved into their new building in August 2017.
Coast Guard’s Alaska personnel dispatched to help with Harvey response
Five Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka and eight others from elsewhere in Alaska will be working in the Texas area for the next two to three weeks.