If it were baseball, you’d call the cruise ship season a “shut out.” As of yesterday, there was hope that in the final inning of the cruise ship season, Kodiak would see one cruise ship arrive – the Silver Muse on September 11. But Kodiak’s port agent, Nick Szabo, says he received word Tuesday from Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska …
Read More »Tustumena sailings cancelled from June 27 to July 1, the ferry Kennicott set to arrive July 2 from Whittier
M/V Tustumena Sailings cancelled from June 27 to July 1 for continuing COVID-19 mitigation The ferry Tustumena won’t be returning to Kodiak on June 28 as scheduled, because all sailings through July 1 have been cancelled for “continuing COVID-19 mitigation,” according to a state DOT press release. Service is scheduled to resume when Tustumena departs Homer for Seldovia on …
Read More »BREAKING: Ferry riders must get COVID-19 test–and show proof of negative test before being allowed to travel
By Jacob Resneck at CoastAlaska in Juneau Passengers on Alaska’s mainline ferries are now being required to get a COVID-19 test before traveling. The Alaska Marine Highway System announced a set of new protocols Sunday it says will protect against the spread of coronavirus on its vessels. And with some exceptions, passengers 2 years and older will be required to …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report — June 18, 2020
Salmon season’s off to a slow start around the state. Fishing groups work to squash a rumor about coronavirus and salmon in China. Prices are down for Dungeness crab. We have a report on dungie fishing in Kodiak and in Southeast. And, finally, the Coast Guard could be getting its first new ice breaker in decades. We had help …
Read More »Air Station Kodiak crews coordinate to make long-distance medevac possible
Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak performed a long-range medevaced early Wednesday afternoon of a man from a fishing vessel northwest of St. Paul Island The 170-foot Baranof was 322 nautical miles northwest of St. Paul Island at the time of the rescue. The 45-year-old man was safely hoisted at 12:12 p.m. and taken to St. Paul for a wing-to-wing …
Read More »Latest COVID-19 victim is nonresident and close contact with person who tested positive
Following is press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization. KMXT posts it as received, with minor editing. KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020 We have received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) that there has been another positive test result for COVID-19 in the Kodiak Island Borough. This case is …
Read More »BREAKING: COVID Case Number 6 announced Thursday afternoon, City Manager urges everyone to wear a mask while out
BREAKING: Kodiak has had a sixth case of COVID-19 confirmed as of noon Thursday. More information is coming, but the announcement was part of the regular Thursday live update from the Kodiak Emergency Operation’s Center. There are currently three ‘”active” cases and three “recovered” cases within the Kodiak Island Borough, according to Elsa DeHart, with the Public Health Services. This …
Read More »Salmon season starts out slow around state, including Kodiak
The 2020 Alaska salmon season is off to a slow start, but it is too early to draw any conclusions, according to an economist with McDowell Group in Anchorage. Garrett Evridge writes a weekly statewide newsletter that updates salmon harvests for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. In this week’s report, Evridge explains that in an average year less than 10 …
Read More »UPDATE: NCIS releases more details on shooting at Spruce Cape SEAL base
The following was released by a spokesman for the NCIS [Naval Criminal Investigative Service]. KMXT posts it here as received, with minor formatting changes so it is easier to read. Thanks to Jacob Resneck at CoastAlaska in Juneau for the assistance. “On Saturday, June 13, at around 10:30 p.m., Alaska Daylight Time, an unauthorized civilian, 30-year-old Jayson Vinberg of …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report — June 11, 2020
More and more it seems commercial fisheries news in Alaska deals with the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19. This week is no exception. Small coastal Alaska towns prepare for swarms of fishermen and others who may bring the highly contagious COVID-19 disease with them from Outside Alaska, or even from other areas of the state. We look at the Washington …
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