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Search Teams Rescue Disabled Boat Out of Alakanuk

By admin | July 30, 2018
Sunset after a day of crabbing in Norton Sound. July 2014.

According to Alaska State Troopers, teams from AST and the Coast Guard successfully located and retrieved six people in an apparently disabled boat Saturday.

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Diesel Fuel Spills in Gambell After Pipeline Fails

By admin | July 18, 2018

An estimated 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in late June, but the problem was only discovered last week. It’s the second fuel spill on St. Lawrence Island this year.

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Offshore Nome, Foreign National Medevac’d Through Collaboration of Three U.S. Agencies

By Davis Hovey | September 26, 2017
A small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley medevacs a man suffering a broken arm from the Chinese research vessel Xue Long, 15 nautical miles from Nome, Alaska, Sept. 23, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

According to the Coast Guard, the Xue Long, a Chinese research boat, reported that a crew member had broken his arm. Chief Petty Officer Shawn Eggert says medevacs involving foreign nationals require cooperation between the U.S. State Department, Coast Guard, and Customs and Border Protection.

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Coast Guard Commandant Visits Nome for First Time, Holds Town Hall Meeting in Shishmaref

By Davis Hovey | August 24, 2017
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter in Kotzebue

“The big message for him to hear and see, is… the increased vessel traffic that we are seeing,” Senator Sullivan said of Paul Zukunft, the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant’s visit to Nome. An entourage of ten or more people traveled with Sullivan and Zukunft through Western Alaska, including a trip to Shishmaref.

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Two Wales Men Lost At Sea in a Rowboat

By Davis Hovey | June 13, 2017 | 1

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.

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U.S. Senate Advances Arctic Efforts at Port Clarence

By admin | December 21, 2015 | 1
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On Friday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would encourage infrastructure development at Port Clarence.

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