Kodiak Flotilla, USCG Auxiliary

04/18/2022

"I’ve never had a straightforward and easy case since I’ve been up here.”

US Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Ted Borny expected cool but clear skies for a short rescue flight to Afognak Island. But Alaska didn’t cooperate.

07/21/2021

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew rescued the survivor of a bear attack, near Nome, Friday.

The helicopter crew embarked the individual and transported him to awaiting Emergency Medical Service personnel in Nome.

While flying from Kotzebue to Nome, the aircrew observed an SOS sign on top of a shack. Upon circling back over the mining camp, the aircrew observed a male individual waving two hands in the air, which is considered an international distress signal.

The aircrew landed and made contact with the individual, who requested medical care after being attacked by a bear a few days earlier.

The individual was assessed and appeared to have bruising on his torso and a leg injury.

The man reported that the bear had returned to his camp and harassed him every night for a week straight.

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06/25/2021

Bravo Zulu to the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter crews for conducting two search and rescue cases in less than 24 hours! For more information on both cases see the links below.

Coast Guard rescues 5 hunters near Kotzebue, Alaska:https://lnks.gd/2/VzXVq7

Coast Guard assists overdue 2 fishermen and dog in Cochrane Bay, Alaska: https://lnks.gd/2/VzPjZM

06/25/2021

06/25/2021

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew assisted two fishermen and a dog Thursday after their skiff was disabled in Cochrane Bay, according to a news release.

06/14/2021

“One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one nation evermore!” - Oliver Wendell Holmes



📸 LT Scott Kellerman

06/08/2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/08/flamingo-raft-kodiak-alaska-rescue/

The U.S. Coast Guard in Kodiak, Alaska, saved Hollie Spence and her two friends after winds and a current swept their pink flamingo raft into Monashka Bay.

04/21/2021

03/23/2021

“Life is unpredictable. Always be prepared for the best and the worst.”

: A Kodiak crew rescued a skier with a broken leg on Kodiak island. Our SAR crew was impressed by the survival preparation level from the injured skier’s group that helped make this rescue routine in what could have been much more challenging for all involved.



📸 LCDR Jared Carbajal

03/03/2021

Update: The Coast Guard suspended the search for the missing helicopter pilot near Kodiak, Alaska, Wednesday.

“The debris that was initially located yesterday evening was consistent with debris that would have been found on the overdue helicopter,” said Cmdr. Matthew Hobbie, search and rescue mission coordinator, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage. “After an extensive search with our available assets resulting in inconclusive findings, it’s with a heavy heart that we have to suspend this search pending any new information. I offer my deepest condolences to those affected by this incident.”

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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/2c50224

03/03/2021

The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue helicopter approximately 66 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak, Alaska, Tuesday.

Missing is Andy Teuber from Anchorage, last seen wearing a hat, black sweater, and jeans. The helicopter he’s reported to be flying is a black and white Robinson R66 with the tail number N1767.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sector Anchorage command center at (907) 428-4100.

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