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Fairweather ends sailing, repairs expected soon
The fast ferry Fairweather ended its Sitka sailing today (Wednesday) due to problems with its automated engineering system. The ship left Juneau for Sitka in the morning, but turned around before entering Sergius Narrows, which can have strong currents. It returned to Juneau for repairs. The ferry’s engine room is un-staffed, and the equipment is…
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Heating oil theft on the rise
At least $10,000 worth of heating oil has been stolen from Juneau homes so far this year. Since January, Juneau police say there’s been nearly twice the number of thefts than were reported for all of 2010. The latest was for $200 in oil stolen from a tank at the back of a Lemon Creek…
NTSB investigators review recent crash data
The wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed July 24th on Douglas Island rests in a Juneau hangar. A National Transportation Safety Board crew is piecing the aircraft together for the investigation into the accident that killed Charles Luck and his wife Liping Tang-Luck. The NTSB preliminary report indicates the plane crashed very shortly after…
Sanford wants CBJ to withdraw support for Tongass Roundtable
Juneau Deputy Mayor Merrill Sanford wants the city to pull its support for the Tongass Futures Roundtable. Sanford believes the roundtable has changed direction since the assembly passed a resolution backing its work in 2007. Most logging advocates left the group earlier this year, and Sanford says he’s no longer comfortable giving it the city’s…