Lubova “Lulu” Fisher believes that the passengers remaining calm and not panicking allowed the pilot to focus on keeping everyone alive.
Transportation
Docking mishap in Ketchikan damages state ferries Kennicott and Hubbard
One Alaska state ferry collided with another while docking in Ketchikan early on Jan. 14, causing some damage but no reported injuries.
Interior residents urge mining company to reconsider plan to truck ore from Tetlin to Fairbanks
Kinross Gold plans to run up to 192 trucks a day along the route, each pulling two trailers and weighing some 70 tons.
Interior Secretary Haaland announces $25 million for Denali Park Road
The National Park Service is looking at building a bridge over the landslide.
Ketchikan’s mayor calls on state to stabilize hillside that’s slid onto highway twice in a month
A spokesperson said DOT is well aware of problems with the Wolff Point slope and that it was one of many sites in Southeast with rockfall issues.
State job vacancies lead to unplowed roads and other service gaps
Critical state jobs are going unfilled this year. That’s led to unplowed roads, ferries tied up at the dock and slowdowns in the court system.