No reports of damage was received from the sparsely populated area in the western Aleutians after a 6.2 magnitude struck 58 miles to the east-southeast of the island of Atka at 7:03 am on Monday morning. The quake struck approximately 10 miles below the seafloor to the south of the Aleutian Chain where the Pacific […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley crewmembers installed grave markers in Atka, Alaska, Tuesday. The 20 hand-made crosses replaced those that were mounted in 2006 by the crew of the now-decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Storis. The Alex Haley crew coordinated the task with Atka’s community leaders, then delivered the crosses via an embarked […]