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The U.S. Coast Guard, alongside Good Samaritans, is conducting an urgent search operation for five people after their fishing vessel Wind Walker capsized near

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton has returned from a 110-day Arctic patrol. Stratton extended U.S. surface vessel presence this summer to above 72°N latitude,

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Efforts to expand U.S. Arctic capabilities face another setback. The long-discussed expansion of the port of Nome to create the

The New York Times reports that from Venice, Amsterdam and Greece to Key West and Maine, cities are increasingly scrutinizing the overwhelming presence of

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) –  China and Russia continue to step up their patrol activity in the Arctic. A week after the U.S. Coast Guard reported sighting

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the investigation into the 2023 fire aboard the passenger vessel Qualifier 105

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden authorized a giant ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska that environmentalists argue

March 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 13 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, the

Saildrone, a leading autonomous vessel company, has successfully completed a groundbreaking ocean survey mission in remote areas off California and

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said this week that it had canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea for the

The tensions with Russia are rising, while global warming is opening up the Northwest Passage. As a result, the US Navy and US Coast Guard are increasing

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb 25 (Reuters) – With marine heat waves helping to wipe out some of Alaska’s storied salmon runs in

U.S. Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has announced new legislation to permanently exempt cruises between the Lower 48 and Alaska from the Passenger

U.S.-based Crowley has taken delivery of its new 55,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB) to serve in the Alaska Jones Act market. The Aurora/Qamun is a

By Lillianna Byington (Bloomberg Government) — Efforts to revive cruises to Alaska as the pandemic eases have exposed divisions among U.S. lawmakers,

By Yereth Rosen (Reuters) – Alaska may need to brace for more thunderstorms — along with the landslides, floods and wildfires they can bring — if

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the cruise industry is hitting Alaska harder than another state in the nation, according to a new report by the U.S.

Crowley Fuels has signed construction contracts to build a 55,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB) to serve the Western Alaska market. Crowley says the

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, July 27 (Reuters) – Alaska ferry workers and state officials were seeking a federal mediator’s help on Saturday to end a

By Yereth Rosen (Reuters) – Alaska fishermen are used to coping with fickle weather and wild ocean waves. Now they face a new challenge: the United