responsible for the grounding of a 300-foot passenger vessel in Southeast Alaska last year. The Empress of the North ran aground in May 2007. Those on board, some 206 passengers and crew, were evacuated from the ship safely. The National Transportation
dive team. The boy and two friends apparently decided to swim along the Johnson Motor Pieran area just north of North Beach that is closed to swimmersand were battered by the waves, fire officials said. Firefighters were dispatched at 5:38 p.m. to the
NCHORAGE, Alaska -- Three dead humpback whales have turned up in Cook Inlet. The North Gulf Oceanic Society has attributed the deaths to killer whales but the Alaska SeaLife Center has not yet confirmed the cause. Scientists were able to photograph
is a current reality. China already ranks as the number-one foreign investor in Iran. Malaysian Petronas and LG Korea feature prominently in the exploitation of South Pars. The new IPI would be a final nail in the coffin of the sanctions regime. The
generally only enough to wet lawns. Coastal areas could receive 2 to 3 inches, while areas to the north of Houston might see only half an inch or less from Dolly. The storm's winds could also raise tides by about 4 feet off Galveston. Dolly should also
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