Northwest History. Aviation 8. Crime, United States.

War Declared On Fish Pirates. WAR DECLARED ON FISH PIRATES By Associated Press. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 29.—Major fish trap operators declared war today on pirates who have long reaped rich harvests by hijacking the contents of isolated traps. Gunplay and other forms of violence have figured in some...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
Ketchikan
Alaska
fish trap operators
pirates
rich harvests
gunplay
violence
airplane patrol
magnesium flares
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/87458
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Summary:War Declared On Fish Pirates. WAR DECLARED ON FISH PIRATES By Associated Press. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 29.—Major fish trap operators declared war today on pirates who have long reaped rich harvests by hijacking the contents of isolated traps. Gunplay and other forms of violence have figured in some of the bolder forays and now and then a trap watchman disappears and his trap is found looted. Operators said they will floodlight more than 100 traps in the Ketchikan area this summer, to prevent fish trap pirates working under cover of night, and will use an airplane patrol, carrying magnesium flares, in addition to fish trap patrol of 30 motorboats.

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