Petty Officer 3rd Class Holli Satterlee, a Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstander, receives a hug of gratitude from Dennis Dunn at a meeting Oct. 12, 2012. Dunn and three friends were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew after their brief and garbled mayday call was heard by Satterlee as she stood watch in the Sector Anchorage search and rescue command center Sept. 20, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley

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An Air Station Kodiak-based MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, forward deployed to Cordova was called upon to rescue four hunters whose boat sank and stranded them on a remote beach 13 miles northwest of Cordova Sept. 12, 2012. The helicopter crew [...]


USCG Cruise Ship Rider Program

Coast Guard, cruise industry partner to improve safety, increase knowledge

  By Ensign Victoria Stockton On Aug. 11 Sector Anchorage began the first Merchant Marine Indoctrination Ship Rider Course with cruise ships in Alaska, forming an alliance with Princess Cruise Lines to allow Coast Guard foreign passenger vessel examiners to [...]


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Coast Guard ensures safety of marine operators in remote Northwestern Alaska

  By Ensign Victoria Stockton Coast Guard examiners conducted dockside safety exams in the remote communities of Nome, Golovin, Koyuk and Unalakleet Sept. 17 to 21. Lt. j.g. Ryan Butler, Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Olbert and Petty Officer 2nd [...]


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Cruise ship safety: Behind the scenes

  Anyone who has sailed on a cruise ship from a U.S. port has probably noticed, aside from the luxurious exterior and dedicated service, that preparation for at-sea emergencies is taken very seriously. Lifeboats and life rafts line the sides [...]


A variety of handmade gold dredges sit ashore and at anchor in the Nome Harbor Aug. 3, 2012, waiting for a good weather window to be utilized in the chase for the yellow metal that Nome, Alaska, is famous for. With the rise in the price of gold on the world market, Nome has seen a modern day gold rush with fortune seekers and adventures from across the country arriving in the remote Alaska town to seek their fortune. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.

Deck Watch learns about gold dredge safety in Nome

Early this month examiners from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage inspected the Nome-based gold dredge fleet in an effort to increase safety aboard these small vessels. This week Deck Watch talks with Lt. William Albright, who conducted many of the exams. [...]


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Coast Guard conducts vessel inspections at Red Dog Mine

By Ensign Victoria Stockton A marine safety team from Sector Anchorage deployed to Red Dog Mine July 11-14 to conduct port state control exams and a facility inspection. Red Dog Mine, located in remote Northwestern Alaska, is the world’s largest [...]


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Coast Guard lends a hand to local VFW Post

    Story by Ensign Victoria Stockton Volunteers from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10252 on Mountain View Drive in Anchorage to assist with the renovation and restoration of one of the VFW’s [...]


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Coast Guard, partners reach out to Nome gold dredgers

 Story by Caitlin Goettler There’s gold to be found in Nome, as made evident by the nearly 70 gold dredgers in attendance at a public meeting on dredging safety, which was hosted by the Coast Guard in conjunction with its [...]


JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew escorts the first cruise ship of the season into port May 3, 2012. In addition to Station Juneau Coast Guardsmen, many Sector Juneau personnel are involved in ensuring safety aboard cruise ships in Southeast Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

Deck Watch escorts cruise ships near Juneau

Deck Watch assists Station Juneau with marine inspections and prepares for the busy cruise ship season. Listen now to find out more!


CORDOVA, Alaska - Petty Officer 3rd Class Erich Klinger, an aviation survival technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Gustaveson, an avaition maintenance technician, Lt. Jon Bartel, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot and an Air National Guard pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron transport one of two injured people from a Coast Guard Jayhawk in Cordova to an Air National Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft for further transport to Anchorage May 6, 2011. The helicopter crews in Cordova are forward deployed from Kodiak as they do each summer to mitigate the risks posed from increased fishing and tourist traffic in the region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Gordon.

Deck Watch deploys to Cordova

Deck Watch radio features Coast Guard news and information across Alaska.  The feature this week is with Lt. Mark Heussner, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot and scheduling officer, regarding Air Station Kodiak’s recent deployment of air assets to Cordova for [...]


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