Mission to Nome complete
Friday, January 20, 2012
Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and tanker Renda have completed their mission to Nome, Alaska, after the safe delivery of an estimated one million gallons of diesel and 300,000 gallons of gasoline to the iced-in city. Two hoses were used to complete the transfer of the much needed fuel across more than 500 yards of ice. [...]
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There’s no place like Nome
Monday, January 16, 2012
Due to the tireless work of crews aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy and tanker vessel Renda, the final leg of a mission to deliver fuel to the town of Nome is now underway. Icebreaker Healy set out from Dutch Harbor Jan. 3, to clear a path for the tanker through more than 300 miles of [...]
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Healy breaks path to Nome
Saturday, January 7, 2012
UPDATE: Video of the ships breaking through the ice is available on YouTube and in the Coast Guard Visual Information Gallery. The Coast Guard has a long history of braving harsh Alaskan elements to rescue mariners in distress, protect the U.S. interests in the international waters, conduct Arctic research as well as bring much needed [...]
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Your Coast Guard in 2011 – Alaska
Monday, December 19, 2011
With an increasing number of eyes on the Arctic, Coast Guardsmen spent 2011 testing capabilities, building partnerships and rapport with Native Alaskans and keeping a vigilant watch above the Arctic Circle in some of the most challenging marine operation environments on the planet.
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‘Coast Guard Alaska’ premieres
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Four hundred miles from the North Pole, ice began to break around a research camp, threatening the camp’s shelters. A Coast Guard aircrew from Kodiak, Alaska, launched to provide support for the camp and ensure the threat of breaking ice was no more. Operations like this are commonplace in our nation’s Last Frontier and have [...]
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Coast Guard prepares for red king crab season
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Hundreds will head out on the open ocean starting noon this Saturday on the hunt for 24 pounds of succulent goodness – It’s red king crab season! Red king crabs are the largest commercially harvested crabs, and the state of Alaska’s principal harvest of this species of crab takes place in the Alaskan waters of Bristol [...]
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Shipmate of the Week – Crew of CG6038
Friday, October 7, 2011
Soaking wet and hypothermic, Keith Hutchins stood on a rocky ledge with nowhere to go, trapped on Mount Ripinsky, Alaska. As he leaned against the mountain, 2,500 feet off the ground, there was no way of knowing if he would be there another 20 hours or if a rescue crew would be there to save [...]
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Shipmate of the Week- CDR Malcolm McLellan
Friday, August 19, 2011
The sea is an inherently dangerous place to make a living for America’s fishing fleets. When an American life is lost at sea it is the job of the Coast Guard marine investigator to determine what happened and how it can be avoided in the future. One recent case that exemplifies the role of the [...]
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Adm. Papp makes adjustments to Coast Guard forces in Alaska
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
This post is last in a series about Adm. Bob Papp’s visit last week to Alaska and the Arctic. While America is a maritime nation, Alaska is one of its most maritime states. The waters here are legendary for their rich fisheries and their extreme weather conditions. Plying these waters are fishing vessels, ferries, pleasure [...]
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Adm. Papp testifies on Alaska operations at field hearing
Monday, August 15, 2011
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before Senator Mark Begich, Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard, at a field hearing in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday. Adm. Papp read an oral statement during the hearing. The following are excerpts from that statement. On the Coast Guards ties to Alaska: [...]
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