That rush has been documented - and reinforced - by the Discovery Channel reality TV series “Bering Sea Gold,” scheduled to start a new season later this month.
High commodities prices have inspired a modern-day gold rush in Nome, with most operations conducted offshore. Inspected vessels included fishing boats and purely recreational watercraft but the vast majority of vessels undergoing safety checks in the Coast Guard’s Operation Gold Nugget were involved in the booming gold-dredging business, Decker said. Shawn Decker, chief of response for the Coast Guard’s Anchorage sector.
The 10-day operation resulted in onboard inspections of about 45 boats, about twice as many as boarded in a similar inspection operation last summer, said Cmdr. Coast Guard just wound up an enforcement campaign to check gold seekers’ vessels for safety. Coast Guard) With another busy gold-dredging season underway in Nome, the U.S. ( Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst / U.S. Boardings are conducted to ensure that vessel crews are operating safely and complying with environmental regulations. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department personnel conduct a boarding aboard a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug.
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