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  • Alaska braces for "epic" storm; evacuations begin

    11/09/2011 4:40:05 AM PST · by Evil Slayer · 31 replies
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | 11/9/11 | Yereth Rosen
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An "epic" storm was bearing down on western Alaska on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, warning that it could be one of the worst on record for the state. The storm, moving inland from the Aleutian Islands, was expected to bring hurricane-force winds with gusts up to 100 miles per hour, heavy snowfall, widespread coastal flooding and severe erosion to most of Alaska's west coast, the National Weather Service said. "This will be an extremely dangerous and life threatening storm of an epic magnitude rarely experienced," the service said in a special warning message. Nome...
  • Ship's crew rescued

    07/25/2006 9:24:34 AM PDT · by skeptoid · 30 replies · 2,506+ views
    Anchorage Daily News ^ | July 25, 2006 at 02:24 AM | LISA DEMER
    NORTH PACIFIC: All 23 people aboard the listing Cougar Ace were retrieved by helicopters. By LISA DEMER Anchorage Daily News Published: July 25, 2006 Last Modified: July 25, 2006 at 02:24 AM Nearly two dozen crew members were hoisted to safety in rescue helicopters late Monday night from a giant car-carrying ship that had listed onto its side in the North Pacific Ocean, according to the Alaska Air National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard.