American only seafarer kept in much eastern Russia near Alaska – BBC News Posted by | Aug 3, 2018 | Anti Russia Policy | 0 | BBC News American lone sailor held in far east Russia near Alaska BBC News Russian perimeter guards are holding an American human who came ashore in the remote far eastern Chukotka region after sailing in a dinghy from Alaska. The man's motives are not clear. He was find exhausted near Lavrentiya, a coastal village, Russian … Moscow: US man accidently sails to Russia from Alaska Minneapolis Star Tribune all 72 news articles >>