Mass mortality of seabirds. Marine mammal deaths. Alaskans sickened by shellfish. What’s the common theme? Seawater contaminated by toxic algae. Call it death by phytoplankton. A group of Alaskans — including state officials, tribes, nonprofit organizations and researchers — have recently come together to try to combat these marine toxins. The goal is to keep […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Law enforcement authorities from the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Investigative Service, Alaska State Troopers and local police departments participated in a joint law enforcement operation to detect and deter illegal activity on Alaska Marine Highway System ferries, March 9-15. Canine teams from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco (91105), MSST […]
KODIAK, Alaska – Following an in-depth structural and environmental site assessment, the Unified Command implemented the cleanup of the dock structure at Port William, Thursday. Personnel from Global Diving and Salvage, an Anchorage-based company, assisted in site assessments and is overseeing the clean-up of debris and spilled fuel around the collapsed area of the dock […]
Residents living in southwest Austin are being asked to stay inside on Monday following another, the fourth explosion, injured two bicyclists there at 8:30 pm on Sunday night. The request was made in order to allow investigators to completely comb the incident area. School buses have been delayed in the area and school openings will […]