Rescuers on scene said the elements were against them: 40 mph winds, well-below-freezing temperatures, and high seas as they searched for the boat and crew.
Search & Rescue
Worsening ice jam in Willow Creek leaves floodwater nowhere to go
Dramatic video footage released by the borough earlier in the week shows roads flooded with thigh-high, ice-choked water as responders evacuated sled dogs on inflatable rafts.
‘I just kept digging’: How an Anchorage man rescued a hiker buried in Flattop avalanche
According to a report by the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center, the hiker was alone Saturday when he was caught in an avalanche near the Blueberry Loop trail and fully buried before he was able to kick his legs free.
Boat adrift in Gastineau Channel prompts a little mystery
The search was prompted by a referral from local 911 dispatchers about a pleasurecraft adrift in Gastineau Channel — with no one on board and its engine running.
Alaska mariners raise concerns about Coast Guard’s emergency radio outages
The VHF radio outages are affecting Prince William Sound all the way down to Sitka and other Southeast Alaska communities.
Updated: Rescuers retrieve stranded hiker from Juneau’s Mount Roberts
A hiker stranded overnight on Mount Roberts was retrieved by local authorities Friday, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Patient medevaced from Admiralty Island after explosion
The Coast Guard says a 60-year-old man lost the fingers on his left hand in an explosion in the Hawk Inlet area.
Alaska ferry Kennicott rescues boat passengers in Canada’s Inside Passage
An Alaska Marine Highway ferry rescued five people after a small boat capsized Friday morning near Bella Bella, British Columbia, in the Inside Passage.
Never mind the smoke and sirens at the Juneau airport: It’s only a drill
Juneau International Airport officials have organized a simulated emergency exercise for Saturday. The exercise is required to be held every three years as part of the airport’s FAA certification.
Five fishermen rescued near Ketchikan
Five fishermen were rescued Sunday morning when their vessel sank near Back Island near Ketchikan.