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Seaplanes collide in mid-air during Alaskan cruise shore excursion resulting in multiple Princess cruise passengers’ fatalities – Did the pilots violate the See and Avoid rule?

According to reports, half a dozen Princess Cruise passengers have died in a horrific mid-air collision incident. The tour – Misty Fjords National Monument by Seaplane (with Wilderness Landing) – was booked through Princess Cruises, either on board or on … Continue reading

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Polluting Cruise Lines Continue to Violate Alaskan Air and Water Laws

Local residents in Juneau recently lodged numerous complaints about exhaust emissions which belched into the air from the Norwegian Pearl to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in Alaska, according to a newspaper in Juneau. The Juneau Empire reported that … Continue reading

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Princess Cruises Discharges Scrubber Sludge in Alaskan Port

Princess Cruises’ Star Princess cruise ship recently discharged sludge from its exhaust system scrubbers in the port of Ketchikan, according to the city of Ketchikan, as originally reported by  KRBD Community Radio. KRBD also reports that the city received complaints … Continue reading

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Alaskan Cruise Ship Passenger Medevaced

Alaskan Native News reports Coast Guard Air Station Sitka medevaced a 70-year-old male cruise ship passenger from the Holland American Statendam August 23rd. Coast Guard District 17 command center watchstanders received a call from the crew of the cruise ship … Continue reading

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Alaskan Brewing Cancels Washington Distributorship, Loses Big in Arbitration

Alaskan Brewing was recently left out in the cold by a Washington Appellate Court Alaskan Brewing Co. is the subject of an interesting Washington Court of Appeals opinion, which was handed down today. The opinion is unpublished and provides little … Continue reading

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