Search & Rescue
Flotilla 11 crews support Coast Guard search and rescue on the waters of northern Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.
From Alert 11
Rescue at Sucia IslandAll eleven people aboard a Kenmore Air floatplane survived its July 23 crash in Shallow Bay at Sucia Island, with Station Bellingham and Air Station Port Angeles among the responders.
- The Coast Guard in the News
Adm. Kevin E. Lunday sworn in as 28th Commandant, the Force Design 2028 modernization push, and an Air Station Cold Bay rescue of nine crab boat crew in the Bering Sea.
A History of Coast Guard Helicopter AviationA tour of every helicopter type the Coast Guard has flown, from the Sikorsky HNS-1 of 1943 to the planned all-MH-60T Jayhawk fleet, with a profile of Air Station Port Angeles.
Station Bellingham Honored for Lummi Island RescueA Station Bellingham boat crew received the 2025 Coast Guard Foundation Award for rescuing a family of five whose kayaks capsized near Lummi Island in June 2024.
- New Beacons, New Radios
What current PLBs and handheld VHF radios can do that older gear cannot, why MMSI and beacon registration matter to rescuers, and what Vessel Examiners and Program Visitors should ask boaters.