Tuesday
May 18, 2004
Spirit
Dancer
Front Page Photo by Dick Kauffman
Ketchikan: Largest
Montreal Canoe Ever Built Visits Ketchikan - The Spirit Dancer,
a 42-foot Canot du Maitre (Montreal Canoe), arrived in Ketchikan
late Monday morning with a crew of eleven Canadian paddlers.
According to the coordinators of the trip Kris Cooper and Bob
Saunders, the all-wood Spirit Dancer is the largest Montreal
canoe ever built.
The Spirit Dancer's eleven
member crew began their 3 1/2 month paddling adventure in Vancouver.
The group is headed north to Glacier Bay with many planned sightseeing
stops enroute - including Ketchikan. Ports of call prior to reaching
Ketchikan included Prince Rupert, B.C. and Metlakatla. The group
of eleven left Prince Rupert on May 11th with a one night stay
in Metlakatla before arriving in Ketchikan on Monday the 17th.
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Tuesday - May 18, 2004
Ketchikan: LeConte
Floating Freely, Salvors Transport to Ketchikan - The Unified
Command reported that the LeConte floated free of Cozian Reef
at 11:40 Monday morning. Salvage crews from Crowley Marine worked
through the weekend to patch, plug and make the necessary fittings
to prepare the LeConte to be re-floated.
Metal cofferdams, plywood,
epoxy and neoprene patches which were used to temporarily plug
holes and damaged areas on the hull. In places where the hull
could not be patched, air compressors are being used to create
a bubble for the ship to float on. With this buoyancy, the ship
was able to float free of the reef at high tide and was towed
to deeper water where dive teams took another look at the bottom.
No additional damage was reported. - Read
more...
Tuesday - May 18, 2004
Alaska: Governor,
Alberta Premier Renew Pact - Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski
and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein on Monday signed a memorandum
of understanding to continue working together in an effort to
reaffirm strong business ties. - Read
more...
Tuesday - May 18, 2004
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