An initial tsunami warning was issued but later cancelled. An American state was rocked by a large 7.3 magnitude earthquake yesterday, leaving residents scrambling to higher ground after a tsunami warning was issued. The large earthquake struck at 12.37pm local time (8:37 BST), just off the coast of Sand Point in Alaska with further tremors […]
7 months ago
Contact with the pilot was lost less than an hour after take-off. The wreckage of a lost plane with 10 people onboard was found in western Alaska on Friday. The US Coast Guard has confirmed that it is the Bering Air flight which went missing after leaving Unalakleet for Nome on Thursday afternoon. There are […]
1 year ago
It turned out to be a very costly holiday to forget. A family of nine was left stranded in Alaska after a misunderstanding with their tour operator saw them missing their scheduled cruise departure. The Gault family from Tulsa, Oklahoma, comprised of a group of nine for the once-in-a-lifetime holiday, including six young kids and […]
1 year ago
A passenger said he “heard a little pop” after take-off Passengers on board an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle have described how the plane started “vibrating” before it was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday morning. Flight 558 “reported an unusual vibration on the left side of the aircraft soon after departure,” a […]
3 years ago
The former governor of Alaska was rudely interrupted during a leaders’ forum Sarah Palin’s meeting with local leaders from Alaska was unexpectedly interrupted after the screen was taken over by a drawing of a giant penis. The former governor, who was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside John McCain, was speaking in a forum […]
3 years ago
Aliens or just a load of hot air? Conspiracy theories swirled as locals tried to figure out what was causing a strange cloud formation above an Alaska mountain range – with many suggesting it could be evidence of a real life UFO. The chatter started when a local noticed a large worm-like cloud floating above […]
4 years ago