Tour bus catches fire in downtown Sitka
The Sitka Fire Department receiving a call alerting them that the back of a Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal shuttle bus was burning on Lake Street.
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Tag: Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal
Sitka dock owner developing berthing plan with ship limits, passenger caps
While the question of whether to limit cruise visitors next summer won’t go out to voters this time, the owner of Sitka’s private cruise dock is planning to set some limits himself.
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Dock owner says better ship timing and a new theater will reduce Sitka’s bus traffic
Although summer is winding down, Sitka’s cruise season is still going strong. On September 5, over 9,000 passengers – and still more crew members – packed the main downtown thoroughfare, which was closed to traffic for the day.For better or worse, this scene is not likely to change in the near future. On September 6, Sitka’s cruise terminal operator told the Sitka Chamber of Commerce that he expects another huge season next year. And although he’s working on a plan to distribute more passengers to activities closer to the terminal, and to reduce the volume of bus traffic, he says he has no plans to turn away any ships.
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NTSB points to navigation, communication in Sitka cruise ship mishap
Miscommunication and an out-of-date navigational chart were both found to be factors when a Royal Caribbean cruise ship slammed into the dock at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal last summer. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a 14-page report on the incident late last month.
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A Curious approach to vending makes ‘cents’ in Sitka
Following a couple of slow COVID years, Sitka businesses got a long awaited boost this summer. While the surge in cruise tourism revived some traditional enterprises, it also inspired new businesses, from food carts to sustainable snorkeling. One Sitkan’s entrepreneurial spirit took her in a “curious” direction, however, managing a distinctively offbeat vending machine.
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