A small, remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea with only about 350 people is searching for a potential phantom rat that a resident may or may not have seen outside her home in June. But for St. Paul Island, one of the four Pribilof Islands also known as the “Galapagos of the north” for … Read more
A Carnival Cruise Line ship passing through Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, Alaska, struck a small iceberg last week. As passengers learned all too well, the waterway is known for its breathtaking scenery and floating ice floes. Thankfully no one was injured in the collision and there was no damage to the ship, but … Read more
Alaska's governor has declared a state of emergency following a deadly landslide in Ketchikan. ABC News reported. The horrific incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. local time on August 25 in the city’s Gateway Borough. One person died and three others were injured in the landslide. Two remain at Ketchikan Medical Center, while one person was … Read more
A “lovers” couple and their two sons are presumed dead after their boat capsized in freezing Arctic waters last weekend. Anchorage Daily News reported. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Travis Magee confirmed that the service received a distress call sent at around 7 p.m. on Aug. 3 from a 28-foot aluminum vessel that had begun taking … Read more