Search Teams Rescue Disabled Boat Out of Alakanuk
According to Alaska State Troopers, teams from AST and the Coast Guard successfully located and retrieved six people in an apparently disabled boat Saturday.
Northwest Arctic Borough to Purchase More Spot Trackers for Public Use
Borough Public Safety Director Chris Hatch says the trackers can be life-saving and can help keep search-and-rescue volunteers from getting worn out.
In Three Days, Three Rescues for Missing Snowmachiners
Three separate incidents of missing snowmachiners in Western Alaska all ended in successful rescues last week.
Missing Kotzebue Man Successfully Rescued
Search teams located 33-year-old Floyd Reed around four hours after the initial report. He was uninjured.
Troopers Locate Body of Missing Kotzebue Man
A Kotzebue man went missing last Friday, and after several days of searching, his body has now been found.
Coast Guard Wraps Up Seasonal Operations Out of Kotzebue
October 31 marks the end of the Coast Guard’s annual operation Arctic Shield, which focuses on search and rescue and community outreach throughout the Alaskan Arctic.
Two Rescue Missions In One Day for Coast Guard Crews Out of Kotzebue Location
On Monday, a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew helped rescue four people who were stranded on a disabled vessel in Imuruk Lagoon. That same evening, a second Coast Guard crew, found a man and woman about 26 miles south of Point Hope.
Two Boaters Found Dead South of Unalakleet After Joint Search and Rescue Efforts
On Tuesday, Peter Nanouk’s boat was found swamped without him or Justin Nanouk onboard. Soon after, both men were found deceased on the beach near Golsovia River, south of Unalakleet.
Two Wales Men Lost At Sea in a Rowboat
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for Timothy Miligrock and Damian Soolook. The two departed Wales at 2:30am Sunday in a rowboat, were reported overdue 3 hours later, and have not been seen since.
May 1998: Plane crash near Nome
May 14, 1998 A Cessna Caravan airplane with ten people aboard crashes on a hilltop three miles north of Nome in near zero visibility. KNOM broadcasts frequent live reports from search and rescue headquarters and from the scene as rescuers battle heavy snow and fog looking for the aircraft. This is one of many crashes […]