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.
Aleutians
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.
Tustumena spends week in Homer due to staffing shortage
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been struggling to hire new staff this year, even with $5,000 hiring bonuses.
The Aleutian tern may be Alaska’s most imperiled seabird
Biologists say Alaska’s known population of Aleutian terns has declined more than 90% since 1960.
Alaska sues Interior Department over contaminated ANCSA lands
The suit asks a judge to issue an order compelling the department to conduct surveys and draft plans for cleanup.
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.