Lively Jane Strikes Rock, Sinks in Anderson Bay
KODIAK, Alaska – Valdez-based Coast Guardsmen are responding to the sinking of the 56-foot purse seine fishing vessel Lively Jane in Anderson Bay six miles southwest of Valdez Wednesday.
Allakaket Man Suffers Gunshot Blast at Late Night Party
FAIRBANKS-At three o’clock in the morning, Wednesday, July 13th, Alaska State troopers in Fairbanks received a call from Allakaket of a person shot with a shotgun in the leg. After arriving in Allakaket, investigation revealed that during a scuffle that night, while fighting for control of a shotgun, it discharged striking Joseph Semaken.
World's Oceans in Shocking Decline
The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists. In a new report, they warn that ocean life is "at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history". They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are […]
Seine Retrieved From Ice Maiden
VALDEZ, Alaska – Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel continue to monitor response efforts to the grouding and sinking of the 36-foot fishing vessel Ice Maiden Tuesday as the vessel's seine net was retrieved and no longer poses a threat to marine life or other boaters.