Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore

Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore
Author: Evert E. Tornfelt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1992
Genre: Marine accidents
ISBN:

This comprehensive list of shipwrecks occurring in Alaskan waters from 1741 to the pre-World War II era, is arranged by Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region lease-sale planning area (for oil and gas exploration), and includes data on vessel name and type, date, location and cause of wreck, and a historic context of the phenomenon.

Alaska Shipwrecks 1750-2015

Alaska Shipwrecks 1750-2015
Author: Captain Warren Good
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2018-07-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1387981145

ALASKA SHIPWRECKS 1750-2015 is an encyclopedic accounting of all shipwrecks and losses of life in the Alaska Marine environment. Compiled and written by Captain Warren Good with research assistance and extensive consultation provided by maritime historian Michael Burwell this book is filled with a wealth of information for those interested in Alaska maritime history and the multitude of associated tragedies. Included are details of all known wrecks including vessel information, crew member and passenger names, locations, first hand descriptions of events and sources of all information. In addition, comprehensive comments by Captain Warren Good further elaborate on the location and disposition of many of the disasters.

OCS Mining Program, Norton Sound Lease Sale

OCS Mining Program, Norton Sound Lease Sale
Author: United States. Minerals Management Service. Alaska OCS Region
Publisher:
Total Pages: 598
Release: 1990
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

Discusses a proposal for hard mineral leasing in the Norton Sound lease sale area off the Seward Peninsula near Nome in northwest Alaska, for the recovery of gold and minerals. Includes assessment of potential environmental impacts on Nome, and on subsistence and commercial fishing.