After being towed to the Rock Dump after she was raised from the Gastineau Channel in late February, demolition of the tug Challenger began on Monday with the removal of her pilot house. The demolition work is being performed by Southeast Underwater Services with the oversight of Global Diving and Salvage, Inc. Recovery of 437 […]
The World War II-era Tugboat, that sank in Gastineau Channel in September of 2015, has been successfully raised and moved, the Coast Guard reported on Tuesday. The 96-foot tugboat, the “Challenger,” which was originally designated the “TP(tug/passenger)-126,” then after decommissioning, later re-named the Island Challenger,” was shifted to shallower water on Tuesday, the Coast Guard […]
Juneau-based Alaska State Troopers have opened an investigation into the deaths of two boaters found dead in the vicinity of Horse Island in Southeast Alaska on Saturday. Saturday morning, at 11:45 am, troopers received notification of a dead body found on an Admiralty Island beach near Horse Island. When State and Wildlife Troopers responded to […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard received approval for removal and destruction of tugboat Challenger under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWCPA). An incident command will be established and operations will begin Monday, Feb. 1, to manage the removal of the tugboat that sank in Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Sept. 12, 2015. The operation […]