CG JOHN MCCORMICK

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Search for operator of missing clam dive boat called off

The CG 'John McCormick' and the ferry 'Hubbard '(IMO: 9812808) participated in the search for the 43-foot commercial geoduck clam dive boat 'Canis Majoris', which went missing on Feb 20, 2025, just north of Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island. The US Coast Guard had picked up an emergency radio transmission from the vessel at around 6:30 p.m. The 'John McCormick' was dispatched from Ketchikan along with a Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka. The Coast Guard also alerted the Alaska Marine Highway System’s ferry 'Hubbard', which was nearby in the Clarence Strait en route to Juneau without passengers aboard, in order to resume service after an overhaul at Ketchikan’s Vigor shipyard. The ferry crew deployed a speedboat to the site of the distress call. They found a life raft and floating debris but no survivors. The weather got worse and the ferry crew had to return to safety. The Coastguard units continued to search the area for approximately 25 hours before calling it off on Feb 21. The Coast Guard believed only the owner/operator David Klein was aboard the boat when it disappeared. All other possible or suggested crew members and deckhands for the vessel were contacted and they were confirmed to not be on the vessel. The Alaska State Troopers listed Klein as a missing person on Feb 22. The Coast Guard urged anyone with information on Klein or the Canis Majoris to contact Ketchikan Troopers at 907-225-5118 or the regional Coast Guard Southeast Alaska Command Center at 907-463-2980.

Coast Guard Cutter salvaged fishing vessel

The US Coast Guard assisted the grounded fishing vessel 'Reluctant' in Neka Bay, south of Hoonah, on Sep 22, 2020. The Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick arrived on scene at 8:34 a.m. and launched a small boat which rescued the skipper and a crew member from the vessel. No injuries were reported. The Coast Guard received 'Reluctant'’s initial report about running aground at about 8:30 a.m. When the 'John McCormick' arrived on scene they noticed minimal sheen in the water around the vessel which was listing heavily to starboard side on the rocks. Once the fishing vessel was afloat at high tide and under tow the sheen dissipated. The 'Reluctant' was towed to Hoonah to be inspected for damage. On-scene weather at the time of the grounding included an air temperature of seven degrees Celsius, 11-mph winds and 8-mile visibility. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-rescues-2-from-grounded-vessel-in-neka-bay/2020/09/23/

US Coast Guard commissions fast response cutter John McCormick

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest fast response cutter John McCormick during an April 12 ceremony at the Alaskan Ketchikan Base. Built under the Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class FRC program, the CGC John McCormick is the first of six fast response cutters that will homeport in Alaska and the first to be homeported on the Pacific Ocean. The ceremony was presided by Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Michel, and attended by Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, USCG 17th District commander, and Capt. Shannan Greene, Sector Juneau commander. http://navaltoday.com/2017/04/13/us-coast-guard-commissions-fast-response-cutter-john-mccormick/