...is now Juneau's port director. He runs the city agency that manages South Franklin Dock, where the Healy made port Wednesday.On Thursday, Uchytil called Havlik "very competent," "intelligent" and "dedicated."Uchytil said Havlik served...

Ships, passengers and crew

...operations of cruise ships had only modest success this week. Tours of waste-handling facilities aboard ships in port Wednesday and Thursday were lightly attended. John Hansen, president of the North West CruiseShip Association, estimated...

...operations of cruise ships had only modest success this week. Tours of waste-handling facilities aboard ships in port Wednesday and Thursday were lightly attended. John Hansen, president of the North West CruiseShip Association, estimated...

...David Demmert, 52, was found in the channel near the Taku Oil dock not far from several cruise ships that were in port Wednesday morning. Authorities believe Demmert drowned. A preliminary investigation turned up no evidence that would indicate...

...bulbous bow of an oil tanker has been towed out to sea. The tanker contracted a fishing vessel to drag the whale out of port Wednesday. The charter's captain, Bernie Culbertson, told the Valdez Star he planned to let go of the carcass about 70...