This Day in Alaska History-August 30th, 1915
This Day in Alaskan History-April 13th, 1913
Coast Guard rescues 5 people near Aleutian Islands
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued five people Thursday from a fishing vessel taking on water near Umnak Island, Alaska. No injuries were reported. The fishing vessel remains aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island. At approximately 4:45 a.m. Thursday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received […]
This Day in Alaska History-March 19th, 1963
It was on March 19th,1963, during the early morning hours, in a gale off of Nova Scotia, the mast of the famous USS Bear snapped, after the towline broke, and when the mast collapsed, it punctured the hull, and the retired Revenue Cutter Service vessel sank. It went down 100 nautical miles south of […]