The notoriously dangerous waters in Alaska were where 4 fishermen found themselves clinging to a lifeboat after their vessel, the 52 foot long Nakat, caught fire just off the coast of Sitkinak Island on Sunday morning just before 8:30 as they were long lining for halibut. The highly trained U.S Coast Guards were dispatched and a rescue diver lowered from their helicopter to hoist the 4 fishermen to safety. U.S Coast Guard jobs are available in Alaska, but you will have to undergo intensive training to become one of these fine hero’s. No one was injured in the incident on Sunday, but there are occasions where burning and sinking vessels pose a huge threat, not only to the people trapped on board, but to the Coast Guard as well.
Working in Alaska as a Coast Guard can be thrilling for sure, and pays well, but you have to be sure that you are up for the challenges that face you should you be stationed here. With Alaska fishing jobs being of the most dangerous in the world, it is only reasonable to assume that the Coast Guard jobs here will also be dangerous. They are definitely in higher demand as there are more incidents here than in any other U.S waters.
The fire was caused by spilled diesel fuel which had apparently occurred in the 20 foot swells that the crew of the Nakat experienced the night before. The captain of the vessel, Joe Macinko, had gone down to the galley to discover the stove on fire and after 10 minutes of trying extinguish it, decided to abandon ship with the rest of his crew, Dave Merriman (deck boss), Nando Macinko (deckhand and the captain’s son), and Wyatt Adams (deckhand).
They had no time to send a mayday, but had an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) with them, which Sector Anchorage Command Center watchstander Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Ernst said was instrumental in letting someone know that they were in trouble in the first place, and then being able to come to their rescue.
If you want to find out more about rescue jobs in Alaska working for the U.S Coast Guard or any other kind of rescue organization, you should take the time to look at Alaska Job Finder and search for all the fishing jobs and related positions that you can get. If you are not working on board a vessel, you will find that there are Coast Guard jobs and other law enforcement jobs on offer.
Alaska jobs do pay well considering the danger that many of these jobs put people in, but if you are up for some adventure and want to make some good money helping others and working closely in the fishing industry, then you should look at applying to be a U.S Coast Guard. There are many options you have working in operations, administration, training, pilot, or as a rescue diver. These all require various forms of training and qualifications. If you want to find any available jobs like these in Alaska, go to Alaska Job Finder today.
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