Coast Guard board to investigate sinking of Scandies Rose crab boat on New Year’s Eve
The National Transportation Safety Board also is investigating the sinking.
Battling the waves to stay alive: A tale of survival from the Scandies Rose
John Lawler, one of two surviving Scandies Rose crew members, details what it took to survive a sinking that left him and Dean Gribble Jr. adrift in 20-foot seas for four hours.
As Alaska permafrost melts, roads sink, bridges tilt and greenhouse gases escape
Alaska’s Arctic landscape is under assault from a warming climate, and it’s happening a lot faster than anticipated.
Shell icebreaker slips out of Portland after authorities move protesters from bridge and waters
Authorities moved protesters from a bridge and from the Willamette River on Thursday after they temporarily prevented a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving dry dock and joining an Arctic oil-drilling operation.
Shell icebreaker heads north after police force protesters from Portland bridge
Authorities forced protesters in kayaks from a river Thursday in Portland, Oregon, where the demonstrators were trying to stop a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving dry dock and joining an Arctic oil drilling operation.
Former investigator believes hull damage sank fishing boat in 2001, killing 15
In 2001, a remote-operated camera on the bottom of the Bering Sea captured ghostly images of the sunken Arctic Rose fishing vessel, including footage of a narrow, dark splotch along the hull. Could this be a clue to what led to the worst loss of life in the U.S. fishing industry in the past half-century?
Former investigator believes hull damage sank fishing boat in 2001, killing 15
In 2001, a remote-operated camera on the bottom of the Bering Sea captured ghostly images of the sunken Arctic Rose fishing vessel, including footage of a narrow, dark splotch along the hull. Could this be a clue to what led to the worst loss of life in the U.S. fishing industry in the past half-century?
Halibut dumping sparks fight among North Pacific fishing fleets
To make trawlers try to avoid halibut, they are required to dump any of the fish they catch overboard. As a result, over the past decade they have jettisoned an estimated 82 million pounds of dead or dying halibut.
Demonstrators disband after latest protest of Shell oil rig in Seattle
The Seattle protest against Shell's massive Polar Pioneer oil rig ended peacefully Monday afternoon as protesters vacated gates they had sought to block.
Oil drilling controversy stirs old bitterness between Alaska and Washington
Despite longstanding economic ties, there is a growing disconnect between Alaska and Washington over oil development. Gov. Jay Inslee and other Washington politicians are critics of plans for drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska.
Key Alaska fisheries look set for strong season
Bering Sea crab and pollock stocks all appear to be on the upswing good news for fishermen whose Alaska harvests are mainstays of the multibillion-dollar North Pacific seafood industry.
Key Alaska fisheries look set for strong season
Bering Sea crab and pollock stocks all appear to be on the upswing good news for fishermen whose Alaska harvests are mainstays of the multibillion-dollar North Pacific seafood industry.