JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation personnel responded to the sinking of a local vessel in Ward Cove near Ketchikan Monday.
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2,000 gallons of fuel unaccounted for following ferry grounding
JUNEAU, Alaska – The ongoing investigation into the grounding of the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) ferry Lituya revealed there is approximately 2,000 gallons of number two diesel fuel unaccounted for following the vessel’s grounding on Scrub Island.
Threat against Ketchikan fuel facility deemed non-credible
JUNEAU, Alaska — Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have determined this morning’s threat against the Petro Marine fuel facility in Ketchikan, Alaska, to be non-credible.
Coast Guard Continues Recovery Efforts for Sunken Landing Craft
JUNEAU, Alaska — Recovery efforts continue following the capsizing and sinking of the landing craft, Saltery Privider, in Saltery Cove early Monday.
The landing craft sank in 30 feet of water, approximately 20 feet from shore. A fuel truck that was located on the deck of the vessel is currently floating free, but remains tangled in [...]
Landing Craft Capsizes with Oil Truck Onboard, Coast Guard Responds
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard received a report that the 52-foot uninspected landing craft Saltery Provider which was at anchor with an oil truck took on water and capsized in Saltery Cove, today at 6 a.m.
The vessel has on board approximately 3,500 gallons of diesel while the tank truck contains approximately 2,500 gallons [...]