President Park Geun-hye has pledged to salvage the ferry, which capsized and sank, killing 304 people — most of them students. The rescue effort was widely viewed as bungled.
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Coast Guard conducts long-distance medevac in Bering Sea
Crewman suffered from urinary tract issues and had to be hoisted from F/V Northern Leader.
Eyak salvaged, back in Sitka
Ten days after the 80-foot tender and mail boat ran aground and sank just north of the Goddard hot springs, it’s back afloat.
Coast Guard maps out marine traffic lanes to the Arctic
New Arctic Waterways Safety Committee brings together stakeholders on Bering Strait routing and regulation.
Four rescued as F/V Eyak sinks near Sitka
Four people were rescued from the F/V Eyak early Monday morning after the boat went aground near Calligan Island, just north of the Goddard hot springs.
Video: Two rescued in skiff grounding at Kanga Bay
The Coast Guard rescued a man and woman after their 17-foot skiff ran aground in Kanga Bay near Sitka on Saturday.
Koreans send aircraft, vessel for Bering Sea search
Seven crew have been rescued from Oryong 501 sinking Nov. 3. 27 bodies were recovered, and 26 are still missing.
Search underway for sunken trawler’s missing crew
USCG helping with search for at least 52 crew missing in Russian waters off Chukotka
Rescued Sitka hunter: I made a couple of mistakes and it cost me
John DeLong, a Sitka hunter rescued by the Coast Guard last Wednesday spent a long, cold night under a tree before a helicopter came to hoist him to safety.
Intoxicated late-night boater rescued in Gastineau Channel
Juneau Police and Coast Guard coordinate in Friday morning effort