Santa steps away from his present production operations to create a public announcement involving his upcoming Christmas present delivery at U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2024. Coast Guard crews from Air Station Kodiak and Coast Guard Cutter Cypress (WLB-210) have loaded Santa’s presents and were tasked to deliver them to children across the state of Alaska as part of Base Kodiak’s annual Santa to the Villages. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)
The Coast Guard is responding to a reported fire aboard the on the 178-foot passenger vessel Wilderness Discoverer in Glacier Bay, National Park, Alaska.