A two-week federal inquiry into the fatal sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose — lost on New Year’s Eve 2019 west of Kodiak Island — will open on Monday in Seattle.
Search & Rescue
‘Frustrating’ investigation into fatal 2019 medevac crash ends with no clear answers
A final report released Jan. 28 by the National Transportation Safety Board says there isn’t enough evidence to explain how or why the plane crashed.
NTSB: Cessna ran out of fuel between Ketchikan and Port Angeles in fatal crash
The Kodiak man killed while trying to pilot his small plane from Ketchikan to the Lower 48 apparently ran out of fuel a few miles from an airport.
Coast Guard says area-wide VHF outages mostly resolved
A technical breakdown causing recent outages to the Coast Guard’s emergency VHF radio towers across Southeast Alaska has been fixed, the Coast Guard says.
Haines man mauled by bear while backcountry snowboarding
A Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka responded to transport the man to a hospital.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing pilot flying from Ketchikan to Port Angeles, Washington
Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier said Wednesday that units were activated to help search both from the air and water.