This water taxi captain prevented a runaway barge from ramming into downtown Seattle. Here's his account Captain Dan Krehbiel was steering a water taxi boat from West Seattle on Thursday when he spotted a runaway barge -- a six-story wall of steel containers -- headed at a clipped pace of the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium. What follows is Krehbiel’s account of what happened.
At-large barge collides with Pier 66 on Elliott Bay in Seattle A huge barge loaded with shipping containers drifted from Terminal 18 on Harbor Island toward Pier 66, home to Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises.
What killed Tokitae? Doctors cite 'multiple chronic conditions' There were many factors that led to the death of Tokitae, the orca taken from Puget Sound waters to live and perform in Miami over the past 50 years. "Old age" is the simplest way to put it.
Lummi Elder tells story of last time she sang to Tokitae Tokitae was the last Southern Resident Orca kept in a marine park. She died unexpectedly on August 18 at the Miami Seaquarium.
Are kids in danger when wildfire smoke hits, even on 'moderate' days? The Puget Sound area has seen good, moderate, and dangerous air quality in the last few weeks due to wildfire smoke. Last weekend was especially bad, but many people hit the streets and parks anyway.
2 rambunctious youngsters, no dying elders might spell hope for NW orcas Whale researchers say the Northwest’s endangered orcas have apparently had a very good year.
'Things are looking really good' for captured orca's return to Salish Sea The lead veterinarian overseeing the orca known as Tokitae said she's in good clinical condition for her pending relocation from Miami to her native Washington waters.
Year's lowest tides coming to Puget Sound The lowest tides of the year are coming to Puget Sound starting this weekend.
Volunteers needed to defend Washington against the green crab invasion The Washington Sea Grant is teaming up with Washington State University Extension to counter the rapid increase in the number of green crabs populating Puget Sound.