Coast Guard Rescues Three Stranded near Juneau
A beached vessel is anchored to the shoreline in Barlow Cove, about 15 miles northwest of Juneau. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cutter Bailey Barco)
KODIAK, Alaska The Coast Guard rescued three hunters Thursday from a beached vessel in Barlow Cove, approximately 15 miles northwest of Juneau.
Coast Guard cutter Bailey Barco launched a small boat crew who picked up the hunters from the shoreline and transferred them to a Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew. The Station Juneau boat crew transported them to awaiting emergency medical services at Statter Harbor.
Watchstanders in the Sector Juneau command center received initial notification from the hunters at approximately 12:30 p.m., reporting they had intentionally beached their boat to prevent the flooding vessel from sinking.