The sunken scallop boat, Saint Patrick, remains a pollution hazard off the coast of Kodiak, Alaska, decades after sinking in 1989, bringing up memories of a devastating fishing disaster in 1981 that claimed nine lives.
Three dead gray whales washed up on two different Kodiak Island beaches recently. The strandings happened within the span of a week.
Russian River flooded last week in Kodiak leaving some residents scrambling to address the damage.
Kodiak Island residents have been reporting a large number of common murres washing up dead on local beaches.