Over the years the Anacapa has responded to natural disasters, freed entangled whales, and searched for missing aircraft and hunters.
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In some Southeast Alaska communities, COVID cases are rising as cruise season starts
Some of the highest case rates and sharpest increases were in communities — like Skagway, Petersburg, and Sitka — that will see a lot of visits from cruise ships.
Alaska Seaplanes adds daily run connecting Sitka, Wrangell and Petersburg
The daily flights will depart Sitka at 1 p.m., touching down in Petersburg and Wrangell before returning to Sitka by 3 p.m.
Petersburg residents worry about family and friends in Ukraine
Oksana Tolkachova says her family in Ukraine goes to bed every night fully dressed, ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
Lifting up Lingít at the Séet Ká Festival in Petersburg
Petersburg’s Indigenous name is Séet Ká Kwáan. It means people of the fast moving waters, referring to the Wrangell Narrows in front of town.
Petersburg reports large COVID outbreak at borough’s assisted living facility
The Petersburg borough is reporting a large COVID-19 outbreak among residents and staff at its assisted living facility.