“We’ve started going through our friends,” one tugboat captain said. “Like, ‘Hey man, do you want a freaking job?’”
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Coast Guard captain describes encounter with Chinese, Russian warships off Alaska
The Kimball — which carries about 120 crew members, defensive weapons and a helicopter — came within about a mile of a group of Chinese and Japanese warships last month and made radio contact with them.
Skyrocketing airfares have Unalaska residents wondering if they can stay
It costs more Alaska Air miles to fly from Anchorage to Unalaska than it does to fly to Paris.
Cargo ship snags very old anchor in Bristol Bay
The refrigerated cargo ship Orange Sea arrived in Unalaska with the old anchor tangled up with its own.
Ship begins laying cable that will bring high-speed internet to the Aleutians
If all goes according to plan, Unalaska and Akutan will have high-speed internet by the end of this year.
Body of beaked whale floats up off Unalaska
The whale spotted last month was may have been a Baird’s beaked whale, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Army Corps teaches Unalaskans how not to get blown up by WWII-era munitions
WWII-era grenades, chemical weapons and other munitions have been turning up on the island’s hiking trails and beaches for decades.
EPA fines Air Force for mismanaging hazardous waste on Shemya
The EPA says the Air Force improperly stored tons of toxic waste fuel and oil, hazardous paints, hydrochloric acid and other chemicals as well as waste items like batteries and aerosol cans.
Fishing boat that ran aground off Unimak Island will be scuttled
A salvage company says the 98-foot F/V Pacific Sounder is too stuck to be towed.
Millions of pounds of fiber cable are en route to Unalaska to bring high speed internet to the region
The Aleutians Fiber Project will run from Kodiak along the south side of the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutians.