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 …
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Kodiak’s law enforcement teams have shifted protocols since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Putney, chief of Kodiak Police, says they’ve suspended foot patrols and stopped doing traffic stops for minor infractions like a missed turn signal. Officers are also decontaminating patrol cars every time they have to transport someone, and using N-95 masks whenever possible when interacting with …
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Kodiak’s Coast Guard Air Station celebrated its 46th Santa to the Villages program this December, delivering the children of Kodiak’s villages toys, fruit and a visit from Santa and his elves. KMXT’s Kavitha George followed them out to Larsen Bay and Karluk, and has this story. Coast Guard volunteers get ready to visit children in Karluk. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) …
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Crews from Air Station Kodiak have begun summer rotations in northern Alaska as a part of what the Coast Guard is calling Operation Arctic Shield. They’ll be providing search and rescue support as well as maritime law enforcement coverage and aids-to-navigation help for the region from Bethel to the northern Alaska-Canada border. A helo crew practices a rescue in …
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On the afternoon April 26, a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak was involved in what was said to be a “mishap” on the ground in Cordova. The incident took place at the Air Station’s aviation support facility where they regularly deploy helicopters and crews to assist with search and rescue cases. Little information has been made …
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On Friday Coast Guard medevaced a man from F/V Araho who had a storage crate fall on him. Four fishermen abandoned the F/V Clyde south of Atka Island on Saturday. Helicopters, C-130s, and CG Cutter Alex Haley all involved in the two cases. The Coast Guard rescued four fishermen who were forced to abandon their boat on Saturday. It …
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A search began near Anchorage after an overturned skiff was found with keys still in the ignition. Later it was learned the skiff had been there for a few days. A C-130 from Air Station Kodiak joined in the search which was later suspended pending further developments. A C-130 from Air Station Kodiak assisted in a search for a …
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A Coast Guard helicopter was damaged in an incident on the ground in Cordova on Friday, April 26. The Coast Guard issued a brief, three sentence, statement on the incident after KMXT News requested details. According to the statement, an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sustained damage Friday afternoon , April 26, in a “mishap” while on …
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UPDATE: An Alaska State Troopers online dispatch identifies the men as 52-year-old Tandy Ford-Roberts and son, 30-year-old Jesse Ford Roberts. Tandy and Jesse had left Saturday morning at approximately 9:00 to go on an ATV trip from the Miam trail head to Saltery. Two men were located and rescued on Sunday by an Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew after …
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak medevac’d a man southeast of Cold Bay Wednesday. According to a Coast Guard press release, the 42-year-old was experiencing gastrointestinal issues aboard the motor vessel Elpida GR. In response to a medevac request via watchstanders, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew deployed from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton and reached the …
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