Coast Guard officials say had the incident occurred further offshore or in worse weather conditions, the situation “could have been far more dire.”

This is the heroic moment the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from a capsized boat in Alaska. The emergency responders saved the distressed anglers after their 58ft vessel, the Tanusha, overturned approximately 23 miles southeast of Kodiak on January 15.

The United States Coast Guard saves thousands of lives each year out on the open ocean. But how do these maritime guardians train for these life-saving missions? While the Coast Guard is synonymous with boats,

A fishing vessel crewman suffering from an eye injury was taken by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. The Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received the emergency call from the vessel Capt.