After the crash: Searching for accountability in the Coast Guard

by Center for Investigative Reporting | Jul 6, 2014 | ,

Four years ago, on July 7, 2010, a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter crashed off the coast of La Push, Washington, taking the lives of the aircraft’s commander and two crewman. The deaths of the Sitka airmen were three of 14 fatalities in the Coast Guard in a two-year period. Late last month, the Center for Investigative Reporting released an in-depth story examining the culture of safety -- and accountability -- in the Coast Guard. Read More