A fishing vessel that ran aground off Alaska's Afognak Island has leaked an estimated 3,000 to 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel from punctured tanks into the Gulf of Alaska, state officials said.
The state's Cook Inlet, which flows right up to the center of the Railbelt in Anchorage, contains some of the largest tidal energy resources of any region on Earth (including about one-third of the United States' total tidal power).
Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Line plan to return to service from the U.S. this summer with Alaska itineraries departing directly from Seattle