The Coast Guard said three people were found dead inside of the plane. The agency did not mention the other seven on board.
Search & Rescue
When distress calls near Kodiak go unheard by the Coast Guard, Juneau’s Marine Exchange comes in
The Marine Exchange of Alaska, a nongovernmental agency based out of Juneau, has been acting as a 24/7 middle man between mariners and the Coast Guard across Alaska’s waters for multiple years.
Washington state man dies while exploring abandoned mine on Prince of Wales
While deep within one of the mine shafts, the man suffered a medical emergency, which those with him believed was a heart attack.
UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing mariners near Hoonah
The Coast Guard received a mayday call shortly after midnight on Dec. 1 from the Wind Walker, a 52-foot seiner based in Sitka, when the crew reported that their boat was overturning.
4 people killed in St. Mary’s plane crash
Four people are dead after a plane they were traveling in from Bethel crashed short of the runway in St. Mary’s late Sunday night, according to transportation officials. The Cessna 207 was operated by Bethel-based Yute Commuter Service. The pilot and three passengers departed Bethel for the roughly 100-mile journey to the lower Yukon River…
Extensive private search led to the discovery of plane that went missing between Juneau and Yakutat
Southeast Alaska’s aviation community continued the search after official efforts were called off.





