Now 76, pictured aboard his boat, the MZ L, he’s the last skipper running a commercial fishing vessel from his home village .

Alaska has long been a popular ... One additional vessel – the 12-passenger Kruzof Explorer, a former Bering Sea crab-fishing boat converted for expedition cruising – is available for smallgro ...

Average seas in the Bering Sea have around 10- to 20-foot ... one to two days to get to and from the fishing area. Before heading up to Alaska, the ship loads up with three months' worth of ...

just a couple hours after the fishing vessel’s distress signal was received. Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Streyle, a Communications Unit Controller at Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska ...

Which ship will deliver your idea of an Alaska “bucket list” experience comes down to your travel style, preferences and ...

A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to visit ... Embark on the Aleutian Ballard, the Bering Sea fishing boat made famous by the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" television series.

Princess, the largest cruise line to Alaska ... the ship. The Captain and crew carefully sailed slowly through Glacier Bay. The shoreline gleamed with the glacier’s blue ice while the sea ...

A cruise vacation to Alaska ... small fishing village of Cordova, the Harriman and College glacial fjords, and more. It offers multiple opportunities to see orcas, humpback whales, sea otters ...

The cruise industry was already booming in Alaska, but some locals say its growth is putting a strain on the environment tourists come for.