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Video: Air Station Sitka hoists ‘critically ill’ cruise passenger

by KCAW News | Jun 26, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

A cruise ship passenger is reported to be in critical condition, after becoming ill during her voyage down the Inside Passage this week. A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka medevaced the woman from the Ovation of the Seas on Tuesday afternoon (6-25-19). Read More

‘Ovation’ the first ‘neopanamax’ mega-ship to visit Sitka

by Katherine Rose | May 20, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The biggest cruise ship to ever visit Alaska made its inaugural visit to Sitka Friday. About 15 Sitkans took a tour of the ship which can hold over 6000 people, passengers and crew combined. Read More

Infrastructure lacking as Sitka’s cruise numbers rebound?

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 11, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

After hitting a low ebb four years ago, Sitka’s cruise ship industry is bouncing back. Fred Reeder, with Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska, told the Sitka Chamber of Commerce (5-9-18) that the outlook for large-ship cruising -- around the world -- was improving. Read More