Coast Guard conductS 48-hour spill response exercise in Valdez, Anchorage

Coast Guard conductS 48-hour spill response exercise in Valdez, Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, ConocoPhillips/Polar Tankers, Inc., and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company conducted a joint oil spill response exercise in Valdez and Anchorage, Monday through Wednesday. The 2013 Prince William Sound exercise involved a multiagency response to a simulated worst case discharge from a tanker in Prince William Sound....

Coast Guard, emergency responders, partners participate in oil spill prep exercise in Lafayette

Coast Guard, emergency responders, partners participate in oil spill prep exercise in Lafayette
NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard personnel, in conjunction with state and federal partners, participated in an annual tabletop exercise with Stone Energy Corporation and its contractors on Sept. 10. The exercise was based around a simulated worst-case oil discharge scenario at the MC 29 Cardona Prospect. The event was held to evaluate the ability of response organizations to form a Unified Command and...

Coast Guard Cutter Oak crew perfects its craft

Coast Guard Cutter Oak crew perfects its craft
Story and photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Soto. Training. For some people, the word evokes images of classroom time or slideshow presentations. Others may visualize physically demanding on-the-job and in-the-field experiences. Coast Guardsmen throughout the service are frequently involved in both types of training sessions. The scenarios of these training sessions can be to simulate actual...

Coast Guard to Hold Southeast Alaska Area Oil Spill Response Exercise

Coast Guard to Hold Southeast Alaska Area Oil Spill Response Exercise
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Sector Juneau is hosting a multi-agency tabletop oil spill response exercise designed to test the Southeast Subarea Contingency Plan in Ketchikan, Alaska on Wednesday. The Subarea Contingency Plan is a guidance document for responses to large oil or hazardous substance releases in Southeast Alaska. In addition to the Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Environmental...

Coast Guard and industry emergency responders to conduct oil spill PREP Exercise in St. Croix

San Juan, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, federal and state emergency responders, in cooperation with the U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) will participate in a table top oil pollution response exercise Friday in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The industry-led exercise is a part of the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) required under the Oil Pollution Act...