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On Sunday, April 12, the Coast Guard crew rescued three adults and one child after their 18-foot boat became trapped in shifting ice about 10 miles west of Chefornak. The group had been stranded for over 24 hours during a subsistence seal hunting trip. After freeing their vessel overnight, they attempted to reach help from […]

Todd Meadows’ official death certificate was obtained by TMZ on Monday, April 6. The document reported that he passed away from “drowning with probable hypothermia” and “submersion of body in cold water;” Todd’s death was ruled an accident.  Todd, a 25-year-old Deckhand on the Discovery Channel series “Deadliest Catch,” tragically passed away after falling overboard

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from the fishing vessel Ocean Bay after it ran aground and began taking on water near Umnak Island, Alaska, early Thursday morning. The crew called for help around 4:45 a.m., prompting a large response that included a helicopter, airplane, and a Coast Guard cutter. A nearby vessel, Seafreeze

The Coast Guard is investigating a deadly confined-space incident that occurred Sunday, March 15, 2026, aboard the freight barge Waynehoe near Skowl Arm, about 25 miles northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Four crewmembers were involved: two died, and two others are in stable condition. A mayday call was received at 9:14 a.m. after the tug Chukchi

Todd Meadows, known for his role as Deckhand on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” died on February 25, 2026 following a tragic incident at sea while he and his crew were crab fishing off Alaska’s coast on the Bering Sea. Todd was only 25 years old.  TMZ reports that a film crew was aboard the vessel

On Sunday, August 10, around 4 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard received a report that the 40-foot fishing vessel Das Bug, carrying four people, had taken on water and capsized while entering Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon. A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay responded, rescuing three individuals from the water.