The annual Buoy Tender Olympics got off to an early start Wednesday morning on Juneau’s downtown waterfront with a chain pull, swimming relay in Gastineau Channel, the tug of war, and welding and crane-operating competitions.
Heather Bryant
Senators Say More Money Needs To Be Allocated For Debris Cleanup
The federal government is allocating a quarter of a million dollars to Pacific states to deal with debris washing ashore from the Japanese tsunami. Alaska’s senators say the amount is astonishingly low, and more needs to be on the way.
USCG Opening Temporary Base In Barrow
The Coast Guard is launching a temporary base in Barrow in a response to increased Arctic shipping.
Gastineau grave does not contain Chilkat man’s body
It turns out a gravesite uncovered last month in Juneau does not contain the body of a Chilkat man who died in 1927.
Annual Coast Guard Buoy Round-up gets underway
Sunday July 15, kicked off the 2012 Coast Guard Buoy Round-up held by the 17th Coast Guard District in Juneau. The event is a week long series of training exercises.
Southeast Alaska shows population growth
Many communities in Southeast Alaska have seen population declines for a decade or more, but there appears to be a turnaround.