Coast Guard rescues 5 people near False Pass, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/29/2026 09:15 PM EDT

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Coast Guard rescues 5 people near False Pass, Alaska
10/29/2026 08:43 PM EDT

The Coast Guard rescued five people Thursday after their 58-foot fishing vessel, Oracle, ran aground near False Pass, Alaska. At 4:48 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic received a report that the vessel had run aground on the south end of False Pass with five people aboard.