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Coast Guard issues report on 'copter crash

...sign a document from Ostebo that noted his failure to perform required duties directly contributed to the crash. A Guard spokeswoman said Monday that it was an internal personnel matter but could not comment on the ramifications of Leone's refusal...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-03-19/coast-guard-issues-report-copter-crash
State
FBI mum on Kodiak Coast Guard shooting deaths

...bodies shortly after their shifts began at the station, which monitors radio traffic from ships and planes.Coast Guard spokeswoman Charly Hengen said Monday that the men's bodies were found in building T2, known as the Rigger Shop."This building...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-04-17/fbi-mum-kodiak-coast-guard-shooting-dea
State
Sen. Mark Begich wants rat-infested vessel accused of illegal fishing to be sunk

...a clear signal that "pirate" fishing is unacceptable to the United States, and won't be tolerated.A Coast Guard spokeswoman in Alaska, Sara Francis, said a decision about what to do with the vessel would be made by NOAA Fisheries. A spokeswoman...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-10-05/sen-mark-begich-wants-rat-infested-vess
State
Coast Guard drops charges against crash survivor

...crash, then surviving the Coast Guard turning against him."Ostebo was not available for an interview, Coast Guard spokeswoman Veronica Colbath said on Tuesday, because technically, the investigation into contributing factors of the crash...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-03-06/coast-guard-drops-charges-against-crash
Local
Vessel seized by Coast Guard reaches waters off Aleutian Islands port, awaits processing

...was escorted to an Aleutian Islands port to await processing by federal authorities, the Coast Guard said Sunday.Guard spokeswoman Sara Francis said from Kodiak that the Bangun Perkasa remained three miles off Dutch Harbor as federal officials...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-10-03/vessel-seized-coast-guard-reaches-water
State
Authorities remove crew from seized vessel off Alaska coast; ship infested with rats

...Authorities reported finding 30 tons of squid and 30 shark carcasses on board.The crew was removed Monday, Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Francis said. She said logistics prevented it happening sooner.State law prevents ships with rats from entering...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-10-04/authorities-remove-crew-seized-vessel-a
State
Armed CG boats escort state ferries

...cruise ships and sends divers to look for underwater bombs. But to protect the integrity of the mission, Coast Guard spokeswoman Gail Dale could not confirm if the Coast Guard is currently involved in either tactic. The guns are an unusual sight...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/071205/sta_20050712003.shtml
News
Crew bails out on listing ship

...Base in Anchorage. Guard crews carried rafts and survival kits, including food, water, flares and radios, said Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. Early on, the Coast Guard alerted the clinic at the small town of Adak - a former Naval air station...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/072506/sta_20060725002.shtml
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Ship salvage worker dies in fall

...him aboard the ship failed. He was flown to a nearby Coast Guard cutter with a surgeon and a clinic, said Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Francis. However, he was declared dead about an hour later. The four-member salvage team had just completed...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080106/sta_20060801018.shtml
News
Alaska Digest

...families. The hundreds of federally activated Alaska troops serving overseas are from all over the state, said Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. Some are on four-month assignments, but most are slated to stay in the desert more than a year...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/091905/sta_20050919007.shtml
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