This Day in Alaskan History-April 19th, 1933
This Day in Alaskan History-April 18th, 1913
Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel trapped in ice near Chefornak, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued three adults and one child from an 18-foot vessel trapped on an ice floe approximately 10 miles west of Chefornak, Sunday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District command center received a report at 4:24 p.m. Saturday from the Alaska State Troopers that a group of four people on a subsistence seal hunting expedition required assistance after being […]
Sullivan Celebrates New USDA Office of Seafood, Increased Federal Support for Alaska Fishermen
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Wednesday joined Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to announce the creation of a new USDA Office of Seafood. The office will expand federal support for America’s fishermen and seafood harvesters, and ensure fishermen, small businesses, and coastal communities […]