The Coast Guard is recommending other communications systems as a backup, like satellite phones or texting devices, emergency beacons or even cellphones where there’s service.
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Palmer man dies in Prince William Sound floatplane crash
A Mat-Su Borough man was killed in a floatplane crash on Tuesday in Prince William Sound, about 20 miles southwest of Valdez. It’s the third fatal floatplane crash in Alaska this month.
Homer’s long-lived Coast Guard Cutter retires
The Roanoke Island’s crew, their families, legislative representatives, and coast guardsmen from sectors Anchorage and Seward came out to the Homer Elks Lodge for Roanoke Island’s decommissioning ceremony.