...spokesperson Petty Officer Sara Francis said many factors are considered when determining whether to continue or halt a search effort. "Making a suspension call is really one of the hardest things to do," Francis said. "We look at the circumstances...
...covered in snow at the summit.While Tuesday's skies were clear, snow fell on Sunday and Monday, complicating the search effort that began late Sunday with a call from troopers, Wielebski said.Four searchers worked from midnight Monday morning...
...hours Monday because of the ship's movement in shallow waters near Giglio, Italy's Civil Protection Agency said. Search efforts resumed about 4 p.m. local time. About 16 people were still missing. The ship's insurers may face total costs...
The Coast Guard is coordinating search efforts with Alaska State Troopers, Juneau Mountain Rescue...when they were 10 miles away from landing.Initial search efforts combed the waters behind Douglas Island and the Coast...
...flew 500 feet above the ground much of the way because of deteriorating weather conditions. Quinley said Monday's search effort was similar to Sunday's with numerous aircraft looking for the missing plane, but over a wider area. Crews are...
...pretty thick in some areas," said Capt. Eric Budd, at the Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage. "It makes search efforts a little bit harder." The planes were focusing on a roughly 15-mile radius starting at Moose Point, located across...
...the campers went back into Angoon to notify the village public safety officer and a search was launched. Jack said search efforts continued into the night with no results and resumed again this morning with the help of a Coast Guard helicopter...
...a floating Jerry Jug before spotting the ATV. Troopers say recent snow on the river's thin ice is complicating search efforts Troopers say Kiana recently voted to allow the distribution of alcohol and alcohol is a suspected factor in the case...
...leaking. "He was one of the true Alaska aviators," Hoke said. "We all knew him. Every time I was involved in a search effort, he was there. This is like losing one of our own." Local investigators with the National Transportation Safety...
...come up missing, I would not want an additional 1,000 miles or so of unpopulated roadway to have to cover in my search efforts. Mr. Rehfeld may dream of returning to Juneau and driving all the way here but as long as I live here and have a...
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