Anchorage, Alaska power plant

A unique source of electric power is Anchorage, Alaska´s General Electric 5,400-kw marine turbineelectric power plant, the stern half of the former Government-owned tanker, “SS Sacketts Harbor.” Firmly grounded to the city´s shore, at high tide the ship stands in 25 feet of water but at low tide it is high and dry. Power lines, tied into anchorage´s distribution system, lead from special rigging on the upper deck.