A Ford pickup towing a 29-foot boat jackknifed on the Seward Highway on the outskirts of Anchorage near Beluga Point as it traveled southbound on the highway AST says. According to the report, 63-year-old Robert Bornt was driving his Ford F-350 with a 29-foot boat in tow when he encountered a left turn at that […]
On Saturday, Alaska State Troopers were alerted of an overdue vessel with two adults and four children that had gone missing after they failed to return the night before. In turn, AST alerted the U.S. Coast Guard of the overdue craft. Troopers in Emmonak were informed at 9:45 am on Saturday that a boat had […]
Angyaq—Open Skin Boat Angyakun aiwikutartukut.—We are going (away) by open boat. The Alutiiq angyaq is a large open boat much like the umiak of northern Alaska. These twenty- to thirty-five-foot vessels were used for traveling and trading and could hold up to twenty people. They had a sturdy driftwood frame covered with sea lion skins […]
A man living at Bulchitna Lake near Skwentna was reported missing on May 27th and was last reported seen on May 25th Alaska State Troopers revealed on Tuesday. According to the report posted on the trooper dispatch on Tuesday, a neighbor of William L Mazoch, age 67, went to Mazoch’s property to meet up with […]