This Day in Alaska History-August 30th, 1915
[content id=”79272″]
Coast Guard suspends search for three people in the water near Seward
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended the active search, Thursday, for three people in the water after their vessel capsized 35 miles southwest of Seward. Crews searched approximately 95 square miles for a combined nine search hours. “We offer our deepest condolences to the loved ones impacted by this tragedy,” said Cmdr. Chris Svencer, the […]
Flooding that closed Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking
The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska had immediate impacts, including closure of the Dalton Highway for several days, but it also contributed to longer-term ground subsidence in the permafrost-rich region. That’s the finding by assistant professor Simon Zwieback at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute in a study published […]
One Missing, Presumed Dead in Randi Jo Sinking near Point Baker
Alaska Wildlife Troopers revealed Tuesday that they were notified early Monday afternoon that the F/V Randi Jo had run aground near Point Baker on Prince of Wales Island on Sunday afternoon. According to the report there were two persons and a dog aboard the vessel at the time of the incident. Both persons and the […]