Search and Rescue (SAR)

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. Coast Guard says it recovered …

Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak performed a long-range medevaced early Wednesday afternoon of a man from a fishing vessel northwest of St. Paul Island The 170-foot Baranof was 322 nautical miles northwest of St. Paul Island at the time of the rescue. The 45-year-old man was safely hoisted at 12:12 p.m. and taken to St. Paul for a wing-to-wing …

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 a long-range medevac for the …

  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 up in Dutch Harbor at …

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 suits in a life raft. …

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 S240 Jan. 15, 2020 RECOGNIZING …

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 members of one family. Gary …

The Coast Guard Wednesday night suspended the search for five people who were missing following the sinking of the crabbing vessel Scandies Rose on Tuesday evening. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this report.   Click arrow to listen to report, or continue below to read it.   The Coast Guard Wednesday night suspended its search for five crew members who were …

UPDATE   UPDATE  UPDATE 9:30 p.m. Wednesday  KMXT just received notification from the Coast Guard that the search for five missing crew members on the Scandies Rose has been suspended. Following is the press release we received my email moments ago.   JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday at 6:08 p.m. for five missing fishermen in the …

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE Update 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Coast Guard has suspended search for missing crew members from Scandies Rose on Wednesday evening.     The Coast Guard continues its search for five crewmen missing since the Dutch Harbor based crabber Scandies Rose sank near Sutwik Island, off the Alaska Peninsula Tuesday night. The vessel sank around 10 p.m. with seven crew …