SAN FRANCISCO – As clean up phases progress in the Cosco Busan incident, they are categorized into three phases. Through these three phases, the Unified Command has established standards for oil clean-up throughout the Bay Area.
The gross oil removal phase: This phase consists of the removal of oil that is easily remobilized, or that is [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – The Unified Command for the Cosco Busan incident are switching to a new information website at: www.CoscoBusanIncident.com . All new information involving the incident will be posted and sent from this new address.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Coast Guard responded today to a minor discharge of oil from a platform 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, approximately five miles offshore. The discharge happened at around 7:10 a.m. from the Platform Hondo owned by ExxonMobil. The company immediately responded with boats, helicopters and containment booms, and also with [...]
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard announced today that its Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, S.C., received Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation November 15, 2007.
“This is a significant step towards standardizing our maritime law enforcement training, and we have an aggressive three-year plan to have six of our courses individually accredited including a yet to [...]
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference wrapped up its week-long trip Nov. 10 across the U.S. Pacific Command back in Hawaii with an overview of the U.S. Coast Guard, its missions and capabilities.
Following an all-night flight from Japan aboard the C-17 that had served as the [...]
Note: Primary effects are sudden and/or highly visible. Secondary/sub lethal effects are more subtle and less likely to be detected in the early days of an oil spill incident. Tertiary effects will be noted only after a substantial period of time. See discussion, over.
LETHAL/PRIMARY:
In seabirds, feather fouling, with ensuing hypothermia from loss of insulation, inability [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – Members of the California Conservation Corps (CCC) will work throughout the day today removing oil from the shoreline of Angel Island.
Ten corps members, based in Chico, are working under the direction of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The crew is specially trained in hazardous waste site and oil spill clean-up [...]