Tag Archives: Alaska

Alaska Floatplanes Collide, 4 Confirmed Dead, 2 Missing

Two people are missing and four have been confirmed dead after two floatplanes collided near Ketchikan, Alaska. Ten people were taken to area hospitals and four with more serious injuries were flown to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center. As of today, … Continue reading

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Floatplanes Collide in Alaska with Cruise Ship Excursion Passengers on Board; At Least 5 Dead

Two floatplanes that were providing sightseeing tours collided in midair on Monday. The crash happened near Ketchikan, Alaska with both planes falling from the sky – one landing in a lake and one in the ocean, both still submerged. *Some … Continue reading

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INJURED FISHERMAN AIRLIFTED FROM ALASKA FISHING VESSEL ARAHO

A crewman was seriously injured Friday while working aboard the Alaska Fishing Vessel ARAHO.  The 51-year-old crewman was reportedly working in the vessel factory stacking pans when a storage crate fell upon him. The detailed circumstances leading up to the … Continue reading

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SITKA – FIVE ALASKA FISHERMEN RESCUED FROM GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL MASONIC

The crew of the Fishing Vessel Masonic put on survival suits and abandoned ship into the vessel life raft on Tuesday.  The 62 foot Masonic went aground near Coronation Island south east of Sitka and the crew radioed a May … Continue reading

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Public Lands Watch: Alaska National Wildlife Refuge

This blog post was drafted by Jamie T. Martinez. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in order to implement the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program established in the Tax Cuts and … Continue reading

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