EventLt. Cmdr. Jonathon Resch, a Coast Guard pilot, spotted a 15‑year‑old boy on an overturned 18‑ft fishing vessel Monday morning, about 4 mi from St. Lawrence Island. A delayed HC‑130 search due to weather allowed rescue by the good‑sam‑aritain vessel Northwest Explorer. The boy had hypothermia; two crew members were recovered dead.
A 15‑year‑old from St. Lawrence Island survived two days adrift in the Bering Sea after his skiff capsized, while his brother and cousin drowned; the U.S. Coast Guard located him four miles from the island and a nearby fishing vessel rescued him.
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic District, commanded by Bob Little, rescued a teenage boy who had been adrift for several days in Alaskan waters, where he was found showing signs of hypothermia.
Teen boy who clung to overturned boat for days rescued in Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a teenage sailor who had been stranded for days after his boat capsized off an Alaskan island, with the operation supported by a local motor vessel, according to Commander Bob Little of the Arctic District.
The US Coast Guard’s Arctic District pulled a 15‑year‑old boy to safety after a fishing vessel capsized near St. Lawrence Island, killing his brother and cousin; the teenager endured two days at sea in cold water before rescue.
A 15‑year‑old was rescued after clinging to a capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea, underscoring the dangers of open‑water travel. The event follows Canada’s $1.3 million investment to bolster Arctic search‑and‑rescue operations.
A 15‑year‑old boy survived nearly three days clinging to a capsized skiff in the Bering Sea near St. Lawrence Island before being rescued by the fishing vessel The Northwest Explorer, after two other family members were found deceased.
A 15‑year‑old boy survived three days clinging to a capsized skiff in the Bering Sea near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, before being rescued by the fishing vessel The Northwest Explorer; his brother and cousin were later found dead.
A 16‑year‑old survived clinging to a capsized 18‑ft fishing boat off St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, while the Coast Guard and the vessel Northwest Explorer rescued him after two crew members drowned.
A skiff carrying two Savoonga residents capsized in the Bering Sea on Sept. 6, killing them and leaving a 15‑year‑old survivor. The incident prompted a rescue involving the Alaska Air National Guard, Coast Guard, and the vessel Northwest Explorer, with bodies recovered and returned to Nome.
A 15‑year‑old boy survived atop an overturned fishing vessel that capsized in the Bering Sea off Alaska, while two crew members were lost. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued him Monday, 4 miles from St. Lawrence Island, coordinating with the vessel Northwest Explorer.
A 15‑year‑old boy survived several days drifting in the Bering Sea off Alaska without food or water before a fishing vessel rescued him, Coast Guard officials confirmed.
A 15‑year‑old drifted in the Bering Sea off Alaska for several days, surviving without food or water before a fishing vessel rescued him, Coast Guard officials confirmed.
A 15‑year‑old fisherman from Savoonga survived on the hull of a capsized skiff in the Bering Sea for nearly a week before U.S. Coast Guard and Air Force forces located the vessel and a Good Samaritan vessel rescued him. The operation, which also recovered two deceased relatives, illustrates the high‑risk conditions and rapid‑response coordination required for subsistence fishing around St. Lawrence Island.
A 14‑year‑old from the Siberian Yupik village of Savoonga survived a capsized skiff 4 mi east of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea; two others were recovered dead. The U.S. Coast Guard, aided by the fishing vessel Northwest Explorer, carried out the rescue after weather prevented a flight until Monday.
