Wednesday
December 08, 2004
'High
Noon'
Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
 Alaska: Holland America Line operating company
agrees to plead guilty to illegal discharge of 20,000 gallons
of untreated sewage into Juneau Harbor
- Officials announced Tuesday that HAL Maritime
Ltd ("HAL"), an Operating Company of Holland America
Line Cruise Ships, has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal
charges arising out of the negligent discharge of 20,000 gallons
of untreated sewage into Juneau harbor from the cruise ship Ryndam
in August 2002.
The United States Attorney's
Office for the District of Alaska filed criminal charges
against HAL under a federal law passed in 2000 that makes it
a crime for cruise ships to discharge untreated sewage into the
waters surrounding Alaska.
Seeking to resolve the federal charges, HAL entered into a plea
agreement with the United States in which it accepts responsibility
for causing 20,000 gallons of untreated sewage to be discharged
from the cruise ship Ryndam while it was docked in Juneau on
August 17, 2002. - More...
Wednesday - December 08, 2004
Alaska: Governor
Murkowski pleased with Ryndam Settlement - Governor Frank
H. Murkowski said Tuesday he is pleased with the settlement between
Holland America Lines and the U.S. Attorney's Office for an incident
in which the cruise ship Ryndam illegally discharged 20,000 gallons
of raw sewage into Juneau harbor in August 2002.
As a result of the settlement,
Holland America will pay a $200,000 federal fine. It will pay
an additional $500,000 in restitution to prevent and mitigate
future impacts from cruise ship that enter the coastal environments
of Southeast Alaska. Holland America will spend an additional
$1.3 million to implement a Focused Environmental Compliance
Plan that puts in place new environmental safeguards and comprehensive
training onboard its fleet of ships. - More...
Wednesday - December 08, 2004
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KYC's 9th Graduating
Class
Photo by Gretchen Klein
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Ketchikan: Youth
Court Holds 9th Graduation - The Ketchikan Youth Court held
its 9th graduation ceremony Friday at the State Office Building
in downtown Ketchikan. To meet requirements to be sworn in as
a Youth Court member, one must successfully complete the Youth
Court class and successfully pass the youth bar exam.
Superior Court Judge Trevor
Stephens officiated over the ceremony and explained the seriousness
of the tasks ahead of the new Youth Court members. Following
tradition, after being sworn in, each graduate was presented
a certificate and a rose.
Over 50 people attended the
graduation. Graduating Friday were Jordan Alguire, Samantha Barne,
Robyn Buchanan, Michael Herrick, Susie McKee, Jordan Phillips,
Ian Rodgers, Graham Seibel, Kyle Seibel, Rebekah Wiedenhoeft,
Tara Wilhelm and Russell Kaehler. Special awards were presented
by the Ketchikan Youth Court to Pat Chapman, Tammy Chavarria
and Jonathan Makua for Outstanding Service. - More...
Wednesday - December 08, 2004
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'Our Troops'
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