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Marine Exchange of Alaska“After years of hearing from the Coast Guard that they’re experiencing, maybe degraded performance, we don’t want [mariners] to lose hope,” Bryan Hinderberger, chief technical officer at the Marine Exchange of Alaska, said. -
Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Kearney/USCGUSCG's commanding officer of the Frederick Mann, one of the new vessels, said the John Witherspoon will be the first cutter to arrive at Coast Guard Base Kodiak. He updated members of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and City Council during a Fisheries Work Group meeting on Jan. 22.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) is pictured during their last Bering Sea patrol. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo. After 49 days at sea on its final patrol, the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro has returned home to Kodiak. The Douglas Munro is the last of its kind in the Coast Guard; a … -
On the final day of the Coast Guard’s hearings on the Scandies Rose sinking, we hear testimony from an accident analyst and closing comments by the investigators. CDR. Smoak, Coast Guard accident analysis: LISTEN HERE Closing remarks and a memorial for the F/V Scandies Rose: LISTEN HERE -
In the final full day of testimony on the Scandies Rose investigation, the Coast Guard will be hearing from marine safety experts in the morning, and in the afternoon, Bruce Culver, the author of the criticized Scandies Rose stability report, will speak, followed by more testimony from Dan Mattsen, Scandies owner. Dr. Jennifer Lincoln and … -
The search for the head of the Kodiak Area Native Association has been suspended. The Coast Guard says KANA’s CEO, Andy Teuber, was piloting a helicopter that disappeared Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard says it launched a search for Teuber 66 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak. Searchers are looking for a black and white Robinson … -
The Coast Guard’s public hearing concerning the Scandies Rose sinking continues on its eighth day with testimony on maritime safety equipment, boat engineering, and mariner education and training. Mario Vittone, survival equipment expert: LISTEN HERE Capt. Kristen Martin, USCG National Maritime Center: (Note: Capt. Martin’s testimony was experiencing technical difficulties) Part 1a: LISTEN HERE Part … -
The head of the Kodiak Area Native Association is missing. The Coast Guard says KANA’s CEO, Andy Teuber, was piloting a helicopter that disappeared Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard says it launched a search for Teuber 66 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak. Searchers are looking for a black and white Robinson 66 helicopter with the … -
The Scandies Rose hearing today focused on the Coast Guard’s response to the emergency. It featured testimony from John Hollingsworth, who had retired from the Coast Guard, Lieutenant Chris Clark who was one of the pilots on the mission to the Scandies Rose, Captain Jonathan Musman, commanding officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, Captain … -
By Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage – March 2, 2021 For the past year, Alaska officials have ceaselessly reminded residents of the importance of mitigation measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Wear your mask, social distance and quarantine after traveling. What happens when those guidelines aren’t followed? Ask residents of Cordova, the Prince William … -
Testimony concerning the Scandies Rose sinking in 2019 continues with witnesses involved with the Search and Rescue attempts that night: John Hollingsworth, Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator: LISTEN HERE Lt. Chris Clark, AIRSTA Kodiak pilot: LISTEN HERE Capt. Jonathan Mussman, Commanding Officer, CGC Mellon: LISTEN HERE Capt. Clint Schlegel and CDR Sam Nassar, Search and Rescue: … -
Testimony during the US Coast Guard’s hearings concerning the Scandies Rose accident continues into its second week with: Joseph Myers, USCG Commercial Fishing Vessel Program: LISTEN HERE Shawn Simmons, Marine Safety Services: LISTEN HERE Scott Giard, Search and Rescue (SAR) Program expert: LISTEN HERE The afternoon agenda had on its schedule testimony from Dean Gribble, …
