Search and Rescue (SAR)

UPDATE  UPDATE  UPDATE  UPDATE Update 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.  Coast Guard suspended search for five missing crew members of Scandies Rose on Wednesday evening.   Two of seven crew members rescued Vessel sank approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday off Sutwik Island     Scandies Rose. Photo: via Facebook.   Following is a Coast Guard Press Release issued Wednesday morning     Coast …

  The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska is warning mariners and fishermen in many coastal regions to use extra caution and to have a back-up system for calling for help in the event of an emergency. As KMXT’s Maggie Wall reports the problem stems in part from faulty power generators located in remote, inaccessible areas. Click on arrow to listen …

NTSB Report hightlights three Alaska vessel accidents, including the F/V Destination lost with all hands in 2018. Click here to view report online. The Alaska incidents are on pages 22, 50, and 66 of the report. (Note: The page numbers of the pdf document are not the same as that of the report. Look for page numbers in top left …

  Smoking cigarettes may be bad for your health but those lighters sure can come in handy when you are in trouble. (Read or listen to story below.)     CG Rescues Hunters Two hunters in Southeast Alaska near the village of Klawock found that out Wednesday when their lighter flashes lead to their rescue after the flicks of light …

  Despite all the weirdness with individual fisheries, this summer’s statewide salmon catch looks to be one of the best ever. In fact, early numbers put it on track to be the eighth largest haul since 1975. In Bristol Bay more than 56 million salmon swam home this summer. Price right now is about $1.35 and it’s expected to keep …

A Kodiak hunter was rescued from a life raft last week after his EPIRB alerted the Coast Guard that he was in trouble. The Coast Guard reports that the search and rescue was a success despite his vessel sinking in what the service calls a ‘VHF no coverage area’ because the man had the right gear, and it was in …

The Coast Guard airlifted a 55-year-old woman from a cruise ship near Hinchinbrook Island on Tuesday. It was the third cruise ship medevac for Air Station Kodiak in the last week. Sector Anchorage Command Center personnel first received a request for help at 10:13 a.m. from the cruise ship Island Princess, which reported the woman was suffering from stroke symptoms. …

  Coast Guard air crews forward deployed to Cordova had a busy past few days as they medevaced two different people from two separate cruise ships. Coast Guard spokesperson Ali Blackburn in Kodiak said both passengers were transported to commercial medevac services for further care.   “The first case happened Thursday afternoon aboard the cruise ship Radiance of the Seas. …

By Jacob Resneck at CoastAlaska in Juneau The ferry Kennicott paused on its way to Bellingham to rescued five people in Canadian waters after a small boat capsized Friday morning in the Inside Passage. The Bellingham-bound Alaska Marine Highway ferry responded to reports that a 20-foot boat was partially submerged near Humchitt Island about 200 miles south of Prince Rupert, …