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The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fish processing boat north of Cold Bay Monday. The 62-year-old man was hoisted from the 254-foot vessel, Phoenix, after experiencing stroke-like symptoms, according to a USCG news release. Officials at the command center in Juneau received the initial medevac request shortly before 11 a.m. Monday morning.
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Schultz: Coast Guard Units Remain in High Demand as Forces Stretches to Meet Needs
March 15, 2021 2:40 PM
Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks during the 2021 State of the Coast Guard Address in San Diego March 11, 2021. US Coast Guard Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Coast Guard remains in big demand at home and overseas as it continues to modernize the service and develop its force, the service’s top officer said in an annual address last week.
Courtesy Photo U.S. Coast Guard District 17 An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak and deployed aboard Cutter Alex Haley, hoists a fisherman from the fishing vessel Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport in Kodiak late last week following a 50-day deployment throughout the Bering Sea.
The crew patrolled over 6,300 miles throughout the Aleutian Islands and Bristol Bay and provided search and rescue coverage for approximately 890,000 square miles in the Bearing Sea.
The Alex Haley crew conducted four federal fisheries law enforcement boardings, which ensured the sustainability of Pacific Cod stocks during the short three-week season, in support of the $13.9 billion fishing industry.