Crews work trying to free the F/V Pavlof, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

The Haines Borough has begun imposing new penalties on boats moored in the Small Boat Harbor that are not seaworthy. 

The regulations were first put into place in August, requiring boat owners to prove their vessels could go to sea under their own power. Boats that can’t are moved to transient moorage and owners are required to insure the…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.