Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska issued an urgent marine information broadcast, deploying an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka and a 45-foot Response Boat from Station Juneau to ...
The state ferry Hubbard reached the scene of the incident first before a Coast Guard helicopter and a response boat arrived, according to a press release. Two Coast Guard cutters also joined in ...
The Coast Guard began the search after the Wind Walker’s crew sent a Mayday call at 12:10 a.m. Sunday that the 50-foot (15-meter) boat was overturning off Point Couverden, southwest of Juneau.