(CBS News) MONTAGUE ISLAND, Alaska - More than a year has passed since that devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. Nearly 16,000 people were killed as entire towns were swept away.

SOLDOVIA, Alaska, June 12. Tis distinctly up to some bold woodsman or sportsman, or both, to take his life in his hands and solve the mystery that overhangs Montague Island.

The plane crashed on Alaska's Montague Island and the passengers were in stable condition with no injuries reported, the Coast Guard said. By Louis Casiano Fox News Published July 6, 2022 6:11pm EDT ...

Alaska State Troopers say they are investigating the death of a 66-year-old Palmer man from an apparently accidental shooting on Montague Island on the southern edge of Prince William Sound.

Trash, much of it believed to be debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, litters the beach on Montague Island, Alaska, on Jan. 26. Annie Feidt for NPR hide caption ...

Big, white plastic bags called “super-sacks” line a beach on Montague Island in Prince William Sound. The sacks are filled with marine debris like fishing nets, water bottles and Styrofoam ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Air National Guard rescued two men who crashed in a small airplane on Montague Island. Anchorage television station KTVA reports the men crashed shortly after ...

The Alaska Air National Guard rescued a pilot and passenger after their Cessna 172 crashed on Montague Island on Tuesday and then caught fire. The crash occurred on takeoff around 12:30 p.m ...

Jessica DePaolis (second from left) and the team of researchers studied and compared sedimentary core samples in Montague Island, Alaska, and found evidence that four of the past eight earthquakes ...

Wreckage believed to be from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is washing up thousands of miles away in Alaska. The debris isn't just unsightly — it poses environmental worries for the landscape and ...