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...she was out looking for more work. She had spotted a large house on the outskirts of town that had been built by a sea captain for his large family. The family had not been happy about living this far north and had moved, leaving the big house empty...
...island of grass-covered volcanic rock about 1,300 miles southwest of Anchorage got its unflattering moniker when a sea captain in the 1800s noticed the island was infested with rats. That was decades after a rat-infested Japanese ship went...
...may count high tide as sea level, but bathymetric maps commonly count low tide as its zero reference because, as any sea captain knows, safe navigation calls for knowing just how shallow the shallows are. In addition, significant discrepancies...
...photographers Winter and Pond to get the right design. The Russian houses are based on a series of watercolors by a Finnish sea captain. ``They were trained observers, often used as spies, so they had to be accurate,'' Kleinert said. ``When I...
Four missing in Bering Sea Captain found dead after crab boat capsizes By T.A. BADGER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE - High winds and low visibility were hampering...
...dozens of masks, body armor, blankets and tools. One of the earliest pieces is a tribal emblem, collected by the sea captains Ismailov and Bocharov, in 1788, at Yakutat. They were instructed by Grigorii Shelikov, who founded the first European...
...Other True Cases," by Ann Rule. Seven new cases are here for True Crime fans, including one involving a retired sea captain in Seattle whose disappearance at the age of 80 left police and family wondering. Known for his philandering, and...
...short about a five-week paddling trek along the 1,200 Adriatic Islands near Croatia. He interviews scientists, sea captains and family fishermen. what: alaska ocean film festival 2006 when: 7 p.m. friday, march 10, and 7 p.m. saturday...
...m. with free ice cream, and Art Morris will sing sea shanties. ``You should see this guy. He's like an old sea captain when he sings. He's very authentic,'' she said. ``He has two backup singers, too.'' Juneau Symphony bassist...
...photographers Winter and Pond to get the right design. The Russian houses are based on a series of watercolors by a Finnish sea captain. ``They were trained observers, often used as spies, so they had to be accurate,'' Kleinert said. ``When...