Click on images to view high-resolution version. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port closes portion of Offshore Systems Kenai (OSK) dock in Nikiski, Alaska, Wednesday. All operations on the north face of the pier are suspended until permanent repairs can be made following a partial dock collapse and subsequent discharge […]
The United States Coast Guard reports that the search for the 49-year-old Cordova man who disappeared following an explosion and fire at the Delong Dock in Whittier has been called off with no positive results after a search that covered 12 square miles over a 17-hour period. Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Commander […]
On May 28, 2019, NOAA Fisheries received a report of a dead gray whale in Chignik Bay, a community on the southern side of the Alaska Peninsula. The whale was first observed alive in an unusual location under the community’s dock. It was observed dead on May 25, and towed to a beach away from town due to […]
Ketchikan police say that a man from that city turned himself in for the murder of another Ketchikan man on Friday afternoon. Police were called to perform a welfare check on 55-year-old Richard Branda by a caller that has not been publicly identified. The4 Police went to the area at the cruise ship docks near […]