KODIAK, Alaska - Passengers wear life jackets as they are transferred off of the Star of the Northwest located 14 miles south of Seward. Star of the Northwest, a 100-foot cruise vessel owned by Anchorage-based Major Marine Tours Inc., struck an unknown object and began taking on water with 161 passengers on board 3:30 p.m. Sunday. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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