The Coast Guard says the yacht’s passengers were retrieved and taken back to Sitka.
Search & Rescue
Denali climber rescued after 14 hours in ice crevasse
A Denali climber was rescued Monday after spending 14 hours wedged deep in a crevasse. Martin Takak, 38, of Slovakia, fell un-roped into the crevasse while descending the peak before 1:30 a.m. Monday, National Park Service spokeswoman Maureen Gaultieri said.
Second deceased passenger in Haines area plane crash identified
Stanley Su Quoc Nguyen, 29, was from Garden Grove, California. Nguyen and the Juneau pilot David Kunat, 29, died when their Piper PA-30 crashed about 10 miles south of Haines on Saturday morning.
Monsoon-triggered mudslides, floods in Sri Lanka kill more than 90 people
Evacuations are underway, with helicopters and boats trying to reach stranded communities. More than 100 more people are missing, the country’s disaster management center says.
Update: Troopers identify 2 Juneau men in plane crash near Haines
The incident had witnesses, which can help investigators determine the cause of a crash in the same way witnesses are helpful when investigating car accidents.
NTSB investigating helicopter crash on Herbert Glacier
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating how and why a Juneau-bound helicopter ferrying tourists crashed during a glacier excursion. The pilot and six tourists were treated and released at Juneau’s hospital with minor injuries.