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US Coast Guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across several Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said. The crew detected three vessels approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard said in a statement Wednesday. A short time later, a helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak spotted a fourth ship approximately 84 miles (135 kilometers) north of the Amukta Pass. All four of the People’s Republic of China vessels were “transiting in international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone,” which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from the U.S. shoreline, the statement said. The Chinese vessels told the Coast Guard their purpose for being there was “freedom of navigation operations.” “The Chinese naval presence operated in accordance with international rules and norms,” said Rear Adm. Megan Dean, Seventeenth Coast Guard District commander. “We met presence with presence to ensure there were no disruptions to U.S. interests in the maritime environment around Alaska.”
Woman swept to sea whilst at beach is rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away
TOKYO -- A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday. Japan's coast guard launched a search for the...
Root for the Home Team
Above: Anchorage Bucs pitcher Angel Landazuri throws a pitch at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. Photo by James Brooks. The Alaska Baseball League is celebrating its 50th year. The league’s five teams, all from the Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula areas, play an annual season that begins in June and wraps up with a post-season “Top of the World” tournament in early August. The collegiate league uses equipment that meets Minor League specifications, and its players are unpaid so they can maintain NCAA eligibility.
Olympic roster change puts Homer cyclist Kristen Faulkner in her best event
Kristen Faulkner’s secondary option made her an Olympian, and now her primary goal will make the cyclist from Homer a very busy Olympian. Faulkner on Tuesday was selected to compete in the women’s road race in Paris, giving her a shot at an Olympic medal in the event that has catapulted her to international success.
New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers
Around Alaska, particularly in the Interior region, there are streams, creeks and rivers that were damaged by mining conducted as far back as the mid-19th century. The Bureau of Land Management, a federal agency of the Department of the Interior, now has a new program intended to speed up work to fix those historic damages. […] The post New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Former Alaska City Treasurer Gets 30 Months for Embezzlement
A former Alaska city treasurer was sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $1 million from the City of Houston, Alaska, and from a Wasilla-based equipment company, and then evading taxes on the embezzled profits, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Jess Adams was entrusted with bookkeeping responsibilities...
2023 Fairbanks fentanyl arrest culminates in guilty plea
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - 36-year-old Galen Smith pleaded guilty to fourth-degree drugs misconduct Wednesday in connection with possessing and selling fentanyl-laced pills. As part of the plea deal reached Wednesday, the state dropped six other felony counts of drug and weapons misconduct, some of which had presumptive sentencing ranges of up to 20 years.
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