A 34-year-old male pilot was rescued after his plane went down Wednesday afternoon in a lake in Glacier Bay National Park.
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Weather conditions blamed in plane crash, preliminary report says
A preliminary report by National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot in a non-fatal plane crash likely become disoriented after weather conditions worsened during a trip to Ketchikan.
Search suspended for cruise ship passenger missing in Glacier Bay
An unidentified 69-year-old male passenger of Westerdam disappeared July 13 while the vessel was in Glacier Bay.
Video: Coast Guard rescues two hikers in Glacier Bay
A Coast Guard helicopter crew out of Sitka hoisted two hikers from near Lituya Bay after one was injured and needed immediate medical care.
Destination likely sank after accumulating ice in heavy freezing spray, report says
Federal investigators concluded that F/V Destination, which sank in the Bering Sea last winter, likely capsized after the vessel became coated in hundreds of thousands of pounds of ice.
Updated: Eleven people survive floatplane crash on Prince of Wales Island
An airplane with 11 people on board has crashed on Mount Jumbo on Prince of Wales Island. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, all 11 have reportedly survived. Petty Officer Charly Hengen said the plane crashed about 2,000 feet up the mountain.