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The giant wave of Lituya Bay

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Aug 22, 2025 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

The recent landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Arm of Southeast Alaska recalls the granddaddy of them all: the giant wave that scarred Lituya Bay in 1958. Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 miles southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles west of Glacier Bay, is the site of the largest splash wave ever recorded. In […]

AMHS to Assist IFA With Temporary Ferry Service Between Ketchikan and Hollis

By Alaska DOT and PF on May 27, 2020 At Sea, Featured, State

M/V Lituya sailings to begin May 28 (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has scheduled the M/V Lituya to provide temporary service between Ketchikan and Hollis on Prince of Wales (POW) Island. On May 22, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority’s (IFA) M/V Prince of Wales suffered a catastrophic propulsion system failure. This failure […]