''Gold fever in Nome, Alaska has troopers, Coast Guard fearing the worst''

From Eye on the Arctic

"Fearing a frenzy, an outreach campaign off the hopeful shores of Nome begins in five weeks, when the US Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers and other agencies hold a series of meetings designed to offer safety tips and warnings to gold dredgers.

The dredging vessels made famous by Discovery Channel's "Bering Sea Gold" are a growing, unregulated fleet, and Coast Guard investigators and others worry about the safety of operators who flout laws, said Lt. Eric Thompson of the Coast Guard's investigation division in Anchorage.'

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