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Avalanche safety course offered in Kodiak to help prevent accidents and fatalities around the islandAs warmer spring weather approaches, and the snow continues to build in the backcountry on Kodiak Island, conditions are prime for avalanches. This week the Alaska Avalanche School will be in Kodiak to provide classes for residents who want to be safe when recreating in avalanche areas. Chris Bruno, one of the instructors with the … -
Pam ForemanOn this week’s episode of Talk of Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Steve Wielebski of Kodiak Island Search and Rescue (KISAR) about being safe and prepared for Kodiak’s outdoors this summer. Listen here:
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Nation Sega (center) and others pose with USCG crew after being rescued in Monashka Bay. (Photo: USCG) Listen here: While rare, being rescued by the Coast Guard while out on the water or on a hike is not an unusual event in Kodiak. Unless you are being dragged out to sea on a giant inflatable … -
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 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 US Coast Guard has released video of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacing a 45-year-old crew member from the F/V Alaska Ocean, approximately 30 miles northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. Watch: (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Kodiak) The crewmember suffered a crush injury to the arm and was transferred … -
Tugidak Island is 125 miles south of Kodiak, a place of mostly grasses and sand dunes. Note: This story has been updated to include the names of the victims. With one man dead and another man missing, it was a tragic start to the holiday weekend on the south side of Kodiak Island. The U.S. … -
It took a total of four aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to medevac an injured fisherman off the fishing vessel Baranof on Monday. The reason–the vast distances the aircraft had to traverse to reach him. The Coast Guard reports that two C-130J Hercules aircraft and two MH-60 helicopter crews coordinated efforts to perform … -
The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a possible person in the water near Dutch Harbor. Still missing is 33-year-old Steven Mencer, last seen wearing a neon green pullover rain jacket with orange and black pants. Mencer failed to report for crew check-in on the F/V Alaska Mist, when the 164-foot vessel tied … -
This story comes to us from Hope McKenney at KUCB in Unalaska. (KUCB.org) A note to listeners … This story includes intense descriptions of the sinking and may be upsetting to some. It’s been just over a month since the F/V Scandies Rose sunk west of Kodiak. Two fishermen were rescued wearing gumby survival … -
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski praises Kodiak commands for the work the Coast Guard does to keep Kodiak and Alaska safe. Following is the text of a speech Murkowski gave on the U.S. Senate floor on Wed. Jan. 15, 2020. It has been formatted to make it easier to read. SENATE SPEECHES AND INSERTS Page … -
UPDATE 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2 Here is a slightly different version of story that KMXT’s Maggie Wall recorded. Click arrow to listen to report, or continue below to read story. The Coast Guard has identified the five men missing following the New Year’s Eve sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose. Included are two …
