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Search for crewman from cargo ship halted

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Filipino crewman missing from a cargo ship north of Dutch Harbor.

Plan to turn saloon into shelter gets NIMBY response

Plans to establish an emergency housing shelter in downtown Unalaska went down to defeat before the city's planning and zoning commission.

An Island Shelter Meets Resistance From Locals (New York Times)

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Owners plan salvage attempt for capsized fishing boat

A 59-foot commercial fishing boat that capsized near Unalaska Island is drifting toward the Gulf of Alaska and attempts to salvage it could begin as early as today, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Cleveland Volcano's threat level reduced

Geologists have returned an Alaska volcano to unmonitored status because it has remained quiet following a brief eruption earlier this month.

Three small quakes shake Aleutian Islands region

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center reports a trio of small quakes has rattled Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

Cleveland Volcano in Aleutian Islands spews ash plume

Geologists are on alert after Cleveland Volcano in Alaska's Aleutians Islands spewed an ash plume up to 20,000 feet Friday.

More on Alaska volcanoes

Alaska Volcano Observatory

NTSB recommends more safety oversight for fishing fleet

In response to the fatal sinking of the Alaska Ranger last year, the National Transportation Safety Board wants the Coast Guard to have authority to inspect the nation's commercial fishing fleet.

Recommendations at a glance

Alaska Ranger sinking report due today

The National Transportation Safety Board says it will announce the probable cause of the sinking of the Alaska Ranger at a meeting today in Washington, D.C.

Rat Island appears to be rat-free

After two centuries of an epic infestation, Alaska's Rat Island may finally merit a name change. Scientists checking the Aleutian island this month found no sign of rats.

Biologists hope to kill all of Rat Island's rats (9/21/08)

Search for overboard crewman suspended

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crewman who fell overboard from a British-flagged ship headed to South Korea.

Aleutian, Pribilof communities to get sirens

Five rural communities on the Aleutians are set to receive new all-hazard warning siren systems within the next year.

Dutch Harbor top port in pounds landed

For the 20th year in a row, the port of Dutch Harbor-Unalaska is the country's top port when it comes to pounds of seafood landed.

Unlikely middle man provides connection for king crab

No, he doesn't watch "The Deadliest Catch." No, he's not a former Bering Sea crab fisherman. No, he doesn't live in Alaska, he lives in Las Vegas. But he does move about 600,000 pounds of Alaska red crab a year.

Borough hesitates backing Bristol Bay petroleum leases

The U.S. Minerals Management Service for years has counted on a remote local government, the Aleutians East Borough, as a key supporter of the offshore oil and gas lease sale proposed for the North Aleutian basin in 2011.

Public comment period on sea otter habitat extended

The public comment period on sea otters in Southwest Alaska has been extended for 30 days.

Award recognizes conservation attempt

A project to eradicate rats and restore birds to Rat Island has received an award.

Alaska to get nearly $850,000 to settle Selendang Ayu claims

The owners and operators of a freighter that sank in the Aleutian Islands five years ago have agreed to pay the state of Alaska nearly $850,000 to settle oil spill, wreck removal and lost fish tax claims, state officials announced Monday.

Series: The Selendang Ayu saga

No damage reported from 5.2 quake

A moderate earthquake rumbled through the Andreanof Islands region of Alaska's western Aleutians island chain on Tuesday.

Fishing boat crew airlifted to safety

Four crewmen from a 58-foot commercial fishing boat aground in the Aleutian Islands have been rescued and flown to Dutch Harbor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Video: Icy Mist rescue

Crab fisherman lost at sea

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday for a crab fisherman who fell overboard from his vessel Tuesday about 22 miles northwest of Cold Bay.