Sitka Mountain Rescue with the assistance of the Coast Guard rescued a man from his sinking fishing vessel in Sitka Sound last week. The 74-year-old master stated that his boat was taking on lots of water just off Kulichkof Rock. Sitka Mountain Rescue personnel arrived at the scene and managed…
Crew Rescued from Grounded Vessel in Gastineau Channel, Alaska The 34-foot fishing vessel PEGGE, a trawler based out of Pelican in Southeast Alaska, grounded in the Gastineau Channel near Juneau late Tuesday night. The Juneau-based Coast Guard command center received the initial notification of the grounding and arrived to the…
Coast Guard aircrews based in Kodiak, Alaska, flew 1,800 miles to conduct a successful medical evacuation of Aung Bo Bo Htay, an injured oiler on the BK CHAMP, a 580-foot South Korean bulk carrier. Htay, a Burmese national, seriously injured his hand in the vessel’s engine room. The Coast Guard…
Federal regulators proposed new commercial fishing restrictions in the Aleutian Islands last month in an attempt to aid the declining population of the Steller sea lion. The federal Marine Fisheries Service plans to close all commercial fishing for Atka mackerel and Pacific cod around Attu, the farthest island in the…
Coast Guard personnel responded to calls that a barge had grounded and partially submerged in nine feet of water while traveling across the Beaufort Sea. The barge was reportedly carrying more than 1,200 gallons of fuel. Initially, there were reports of sheen from the vessel, but the crew secured all…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a new report last month calculating and ranking the most dangerous jobs in the United States; the top three are fishermen, loggers, and aircraft pilots. In 2009, “fishers and related fishing workers” died as a result of injuries at their workplace at a rate…
As a result of the recent discussions in Congress concerning the repeal of the Jones Act, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Navy League officially announced their strong opposition to its repeal. Their stance was promptly lauded by the Maritime Cabotage Task Force (MCTF), a national coalition that represents U.S.…
On Thursday morning, Sept. 2, an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire, forcing its 13 crew members overboard into the sea. The workers who had been aboard were spotted from a helicopter, huddled together and floating in protective suits a mile from the platform. An offshore supply…
The 74-year old captain has been rescued from his fishing vessel near Sitka, Alaska. The captain of the 44-foot trawler ZIMOVIA was rescued from the vessel as it was being knocked about on the rocks by the surf. The Coast Guard was aided in the rescue by the Sitka Mountain…
A fire broke out on a fishing trawler moored near Seattle Gas Works park Friday night. The 125-foot fishing vessel, ROYAL ENTERPRISE, reportedly caught fire around 7:45 p.m. No one was aboard the vessel at the time of the fire, and the cause of fire is under investigation. The Seattle…