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Whether the sentence handed down by a U.S. District Court judge on Monday ends the years-long saga of Kodiak’s so-called “stripper boat” remains to be seen, but as it stands, the owner will not be jailed for his environmental crimes. Darren Byler, who, with his wife, owned the Wild Alaskan, a crabber converted into a bar and strip club that …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Coast Guard rescued a pilot who had crashed northwest of Kodiak Sunday afternoon. According to a Coast Guard press release, the Anchorage sector got a mayday call from a pilot who had landed on Hallo Glacier Lake 75 miles from Kodiak. The pilot reported having set the plane down successfully on the frozen surface, but then tipping …

Fire burns the bunkhouse at the Spirit of Alaska Wilderness Adventures lodge in Uyak Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, June 2, 2016. One person died in the blaze and three were injured. U.S. Coast Guard photo. There is still no official word from authorities as to the identities of the victims of the fire yesterday morning at a remote Kodiak Island …

Responders assess a fire at the Spirit of Alaska Wilderness Adventures lodge at the former Park’s Cannery near Uyak Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, June 2, 2016. The Coast Guard launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to assist with rescue efforts. U.S. Coast Guard photo. Jay Barrett/KMXT One person is confirmed dead and three injured in an early-morning fire at a …

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday morning that she has secured funding and language in the 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill that will see spending on Coast Guard and other military projects in Alaska. One item directs $10-million to the Air Force to spend on the former Kodiak Launch Complex at Narrow …

Jay Barrett/KMXT With Mexican authorities now showing interest in the environmental safety of dismantling the 71-year-old former Coast Guard Cutter Storis in their country, U.S. Senator Mark Begich says his office will look further into whether U.S. agencies acted appropriately in allowing the ship to be auctioned off and exported for scrap. “Did EPA and the Coast Guard knowingly ship …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has selected another retired Coast Guardsman to replace Ray Riutta, the outgoing executive director, himself a retired Coast Guardsman. Retired Captain Michael Cerne, who served for 31 years, will join ASMI in September, allowing for several months of overlap before Riutta says goodbye at the end of the year. Cerne is no stranger …

Kodiak emergency medical services transfer a fisherman suffering from severe abdominal distress from a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew to an awaiting ambulance Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2012, at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. The fisherman was taken to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center for further care. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg Jay Barrett/KMXT An …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A U.S. Coast Guard cutter has chased an illegal high-seas driftnetter across the Pacific Ocean and is now awaiting orders on what to do with the ship and crew. The Hawaii-based cutter Rush was patrolling Alaska waters when it came across the stateless vessel last week. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp says crew from the 378-foot cutter Rush …

Senators Mary Landrieu (D-La) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) held a senate subcommittee hearing in an aircraft hanger at Air Station Kodiak regarding America’s presence in the Arctic. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Two U.S. senators crossed party lines Monday when they met to discuss the future of the arctic, and what it means for the country, and in particular, the …