This Day in Alaskan History-May 30th, 1788
This Day in Alaska History-December 5th, 1905
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The Man who Broke through the Northwest Passage
Fifty years ago, a ship long as the Empire State Building sailed toward obstacles that captains usually avoid. The icebreaking tanker SS Manhattan was an oil company’s attempt to see if it might be profitable to move Alaska oil to the East Coast by plowing through the ice-clogged Northwest Passage. Begging his way aboard […]
Coast Guard Cutter Maple Completes Historic Voyage through Northwest Passage
JUNEAU, Alaska – The command of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple is scheduled to discuss their recent voyage from Sitka, Alaska, through the Northwest Passage, to Baltimore, Maryland, 1 p.m. (EST) Wednesday at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, completed their historic voyage […]