Response teams continue cleanup efforts of oil spill in Shuyak Strait, Alaska

Response teams continue cleanup efforts of oil spill in Shuyak Strait, Alaska
Unified Command response teams deploy containment boom and absorbent materials to collect the remaining product from an oil spill in Shuyak Strait. Photo courtesy of Alaska Chadux, LLC. KODIAK, Alaska – Responders continue to conduct site assessments and implement preliminary cleanup efforts of the oil spill in Shuyak Strait, 49 miles north of Kodiak, Saturday. Inflatable containment boom was deployed...

Coast Guard, ADEC and Frosty Fuel stand down unified command for Cold Bay diesel spill

Coast Guard, ADEC and Frosty Fuel stand down unified command for Cold Bay diesel spill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Frosty Fuel LLC stood down a unified command response to a diesel spill in Cold Bay, Tuesday. The unified command was established Friday in response to a diesel spill at the Frosty Fuel Facility. Frosty Fuel personnel reported a diesel spill from a transfer line and the source of the discharge was secured following...

Lone Star tow operations underway near Dillingham, Alaska

Lone Star tow operations underway near Dillingham, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Salvage crews began tow operations for the fishing vessel Lone Star near Dillingham, Wednesday. The crew of the tug Double Eagle, with assistance from the crew of the support vessel Western Viking, will tow the Lone Star to Dutch Harbor where its owner will determine whether or not to scrap the vessel. Resolve-Magone Marine Services salvage crews attach chains to the fishing...