Coast Guard personnel recount their response to a case from Dec. 22, 2022, in which an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter air crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak located and hoisted three men and dog who were stranded on rocks in high-wind conditions near Esther Island, Alaska, May 1, 2023. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watch standers received the initial distress call from the survivors aboard the 45-foot fishing vessel Privateer over VHF-FM channel 16 at about 11:55 a.m., who stated they had donned survival suits and were preparing to abandon their vessel, which was getting slammed against rocks. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. Scott Kellerman)
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak conducts an overflight of the conical drilling unit Kulluk in tow to Kiliuda Bay, Alaska, and equipment deliveries to the rig by Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The Kulluk was successfully re-floated Sunday night. U.S. Coast video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews from Air Station Kodiak deliver mechanical parts to the tug Aiviq and hoist the 18 crew members of the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The Kulluk was under tow en route Everett, Wash., when the Aiviq experienced towing and engine issues Thursday. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.
