Lituya

The high-water mark on the mountains flanking Lituya Bay was measured at 1,740 feet.

Susan Casey's "The Wave," on monstrous ocean waves, reviewed by John Lancaster John Lancaster 2010

The high-water mark on the mountains flanking Lituya Bay was measured at 1,740 feet.

Susan Casey's "The Wave," on monstrous ocean waves, reviewed by John Lancaster John Lancaster 2010

The high-water mark on the mountains flanking Lituya Bay was measured at 1,740 feet.

Susan Casey's "The Wave," on monstrous ocean waves, reviewed by John Lancaster John Lancaster 2010

In 1958, a landslide at Lituya Bay, Alaska, unleashed a wall of water that climbed a quarter mile up the side of a cliff directly opposite of it.

Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010

Lituya, as seen from here, is an immense tower, severely plain and massive.

Travels in Alaska John Muir 1876

Schooler said he'd been thinking about writing a book about Lituya

Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News 2010

An ongoing investigation into the grounding of the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) ferry Lituya has revealed there is approximately 2,000 gallons of number two diesel fuel unaccounted for following the vessel's grounding on Scrub Island.

Marine Log News 2009

Unified Command photograph provided courtesy of Sandra Wilson shows Lituya aground, prior to refloating

Marine Log News 2009

Ferry Lituya set to resume service Mar. 5 - The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) ferry Lituya is scheduled to resume service between the communities of Ketchikan and Metlakatla Mar. 5, that according to AMHS officials in an announcement Friday.

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Both tugs towed the Lituya to Alaska Ship and Dry Dock in Ketchikan where it is now alongside prior to repairs.

Marine Log News 2009