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Stranded troller refloated in week-long salvage effort

Stranded troller refloated in week-long salvage effort

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 28, 2014 | ,

A little more than a week after running aground on a stormy beach in Sitka Sound, the Mirage has been refloated. The 52-foot steel-hull troller went ashore in surf and heavy seas last Sunday evening on Low Island, a windswept mound of rock off the coast of Kruzof Island, about 8 miles west of Sitka. Read More
As boats sink, Coast Guard issues warning

As boats sink, Coast Guard issues warning

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Nov 22, 2013 | ,

The Coast Guard is asking local boat owners to check their vessels after a spate of sinkings this fall. The F/V Skeeter was hauled out of the water on Friday, after it sank at its mooring in Eliason Harbor in early November. It is one of five boats that have gone down in area harbors since August. Read More
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