The refrigerated cargo ship Orange Sea arrived in Unalaska with the old anchor tangled up with its own.
Aleutians
Ship begins laying cable that will bring high-speed internet to the Aleutians
If all goes according to plan, Unalaska and Akutan will have high-speed internet by the end of this year.
Tustumena spends week in Homer due to staffing shortage
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been struggling to hire new staff this year, even with $5,000 hiring bonuses.
The Aleutian tern may be Alaska’s most imperiled seabird
Biologists say Alaska’s known population of Aleutian terns has declined more than 90% since 1960.
Alaska sues Interior Department over contaminated ANCSA lands
The suit asks a judge to issue an order compelling the department to conduct surveys and draft plans for cleanup.
Body of beaked whale floats up off Unalaska
The whale spotted last month was may have been a Baird’s beaked whale, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.