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‘We really rely on the LeConte’: Southeast community eager for ferry’s return following engine trouble

by Hope McKenney | Sep 3, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

The sole ferry that serves Pelican and other small communities in much of Southeast Alaska was towed to Juneau over the weekend following engine trouble. Read More

Southeast author shares stories of ‘Forgotten Murders’ in Alaska’s capital city

by KCAW News | Jan 9, 2023 | The Morning Interview

Betsy Longenbaugh, author of "Forgotten Murders From Alaska's Capital," will sign her book this Friday at 6 p.m. in the Sitka Public Library. She'll also give a presentation to the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society on Wednesday evening, January 18, entitled "1920: A Murder in Chatham Strait." Longenbaugh is originally from Sitka. Read More

Tugboat towing container barge runs aground in Neva Strait

by Katherine Rose | Mar 21, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

Salvagers are attempting to contain a diesel fuel spill, after an 83-foot tug boat ran aground in Neva Strait, about 15 miles northwest of Sitka, early Monday morning (3-21-22), while towing an Alaska Marine Lines barge. Read More

Sitka Coast Guard crew rescues stranded boaters near Juneau

by Katherine Rose | Apr 27, 2021 | Local News

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka rescued three boaters and their two dogs after their boat ran aground on Saturday night (4-24-21).Read More

EPA gives OK to scuttle troublesome Juneau tug

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Oct 28, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

The feds have given Juneau port officials permission to sink the WWII-era tugboat in more than 8,000 feet of water in a precise location about 50 miles offshore. The Lumberman has long been a fixture in Juneau's Gastineau Channel with city, state and federal officials squabbling over whose responsibility the derelict vessel should be. Read More