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Icy Strait

Inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Alaska, United States

Inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Alaska, United States

The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at about .

Geography

Icy Strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland to the north. The strait is 64 km from its west side at the intersection of the Cross Sound and Glacier Bay to its east side at Chatham Strait and the Lynn Canal. The two largest islands in the strait are Pleasant Island and Lemesurier Island.

The Cape Spencer Light is an important former lighthouse and remains an active aid to navigation.

The nearby cruise ship destination Icy Strait Point is named in reference to Icy Strait.

History

At 9:57 p.m. on September 13, 1886, the sidewheel steamer , a cargo liner, ran aground on an uncharted rock in Icy Strait within 0.5 nmi of Point Gustavus while attempting to enter Glacier Bay. After three hours, she floated free on the rising tide at 1:00 a.m. on September 14, and her captain beached her on a sandy shore about 1.5 nmi from the rock to prevent her from sinking. She was refloated on October 2, 1886, and, after initial repairs, run ashore again in Bartlett Cove for additional repairs. She finally proceeded to Juneau, Alaska, for permanent repairs. A United States Coast and Geodetic Survey team sent to chart the rock in November 1886 named it "Ancon Rock," and a buoy moored at the site now warns ships of the submerged Ancon Rock. Ancon returned to service in mid-December 1886.

The cruise ship Empress of the North ran aground near Rocky Island and took on some water there on May 14, 2007, causing the evacuation of her passengers. None were injured.

References

References

  1. (October 16, 1886). "A Thrilling Experience". Wisconsin State Journal.
  2. (October 9, 1886). "She Struck On A Rock". San Francisco Examiner.
  3. (October 9, 1886). "Of A Sunken Rock". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. Orth, Donald J.. (1967). "Dictionary of Alaska Place Names". U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. (November 29, 1886). "A Dangerous Rock". San Francisco Examiner.
  6. (2018). "Glacier Bay – Chart 17318". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  7. (December 14, 1886). "Pacific Coast Steamship Company". Los Angeles Herald.
  8. [[Wikinews:Alaskan cruise ship evacuated]]
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