Boating accident north of Sitka claims two lives, three rescued
Two people are confirmed dead following a boating mishap near Sitka Tuesday night. Three others survived.
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Two Coast Guard crash survivors released from hospital, two others improving
Two of the Coast Guard crew members who were involved in a helicopter crash in Southeast Alaska late Monday night were released from the hospital on Wednesday.
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All crew survive Air Station Sitka helicopter crash
Four crew members survived (two with serious injuries) the crash of an Air Station Sitka helicopter Monday night (11-13-23) on Read Island, about 22 miles northwest of Petersburg. The crew was en route to aid a flooding crabber, which subsequently recovered and remained afloat. As yet there is no official explanation for the crash.
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Ferry officials seek input in long-range planning process
The Alaska Marine Highway System has too many old ships, and too few people to operate them. In a virtual open house Tuesday (10-24-23), ferry officials kicked off a 20-year plan for rebuilding and modernizing Alaska’s Marine Highway.
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Marine debris cleanup brings volunteers together from across state
Whether in Sitka Sound or the Bering Sea, a beach cleanup is a major undertaking. Recently, the Ocean Conservancy and the Sitka Sound Science Center took an unusual group of people on a beach cleanup near Sitka to wrap their hands around some marine debris -- and wrap their minds around what to do about it.
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