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The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a factory trawler near Unalaska Tuesday.A Kodiak helicopter aircrew hoisted the mariner from the 310-foot fishing vessel Northern Eagle early in the morning on Jan. 24, according to a statement from the Coast Guard. He was then transported to the care of LifeMed personnel in Cold Bay.
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The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a crew member from a large container ship Friday, at a rendezvous point near Dutch Harbor. The 48-year-old man was on board the YM Uniformity, a 1,093-foot container ship from Taiwan. The ship was more than a thousand nautical miles southwest of Dutch Harbor when the crew called the Coast Guard to report the crewmember was experiencing chest pain.
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Five people were medevaced out of Unalaska Sunday on a Coast Guard C130. “In truth, it wasn't that unique of a situation, except the weather compounded what we deal with on a daily basis,” said Jennifer Heller, interim director of operations and a certified nurse midwife at the island’s Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic.
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The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing boat Tuesday night, approximately 200 miles southwest of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, according to a USCG statement.
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In resource-constrained environments like rural Alaska, time and education can mean the difference between life and death. In mid-October of 2019 a PenAir…
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'Not Drawing Any Conclusions At This Point:' NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Medevac Plane CrashThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on a medevac airplane that crashed into the waters of Unalaska Bay…
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The U.S. Coast Guard has reported a fuel sheen about 50 feet wide and 1,500 feet long in Unalaska Bay where a LifeMed medevac plane went into the water…
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The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued another injured mariner, marking the seventh medevac of the winter fishing session.Officials say the F/V Golden Alaska…
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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured mariner Friday after he was found unconscious in a vessel’s freezer.Officials say the F/V Island Enterprise was…