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Coast Guard helicopter crew battles high winds to rescue 9 from grounded fishing boat in Alaska
The Coast Guard safely rescued nine crew amid 60 mph winds and 10-foot seas after their crab boat lost power and grounded near St. George Island, Alaska.
- On Jan. 5, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew rescued nine fishermen from the grounded F/V Arctic Sea off St. George Island in the Pribilof Islands.
- Mechanical failure amid near-gale conditions forced F/V Arctic Sea to lose steering and take on water, with nearly 60 mph winds and 10-foot seas driving it aground about 4 a.m. Monday.
- Facing strong downdrafts, pilots hovered the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter about 50 feet above the grounded boat, completing hoists of all nine crewmembers and a rescue swimmer in about 25 minutes.
- The rescued crewmembers were delivered to St. Paul Island because St. George Island lacks EMS and refueling; they remain in a Trident Seafoods processing plant while Resolve Marine plans salvage and fuel removal.
- Officials noted that emergency preparedness with survival suits and emergency radio beacon boosted survival chances, resident video showed waves slapping over the ship near a tall cliff, and a 2017 sinking near St. George that left six missing highlights regional risks.
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Coast Guard helicopter crew battles high winds to rescue 9 from grounded fishing boat in Alaska
Nine crew members of a commercial crab boat were hoisted to safety after the boat named the Arctic Sea grounded on an Alaska island.
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Coast Guard Rescues 9 People in Alaska
JANUARY 7, 2026 — The Coast Guard rescued nine people from a grounded fishing vessel near St. George Island, Monday. No injuries were reported. At approximately 4:11 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a report that the fishing vessel Arctic Sea was taking on water and aground along the northern shoreline of St. George Island with nine people aboard. A nearby fishing vessel, North Sea, was una…
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