A commercial tour boat ran aground during low tide Friday on the Chilkat River Flats near Pyramid Island. According to Haines Harbormaster Henry Pollan, no passengers were on board the Alaska Excursions vessel, just a captain and crew members. The vessel Klondike Kate set anchor and waited until the boat floated to start heading back to Skagway.

Pollan and assistant harbormaster Melina Shields communicated with the crew while they were stranded earlier in the day.…

Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.