KODIAK, Alaska – The Unified Command announced the end of response efforts at the oil spill site at Port William, in Shuyak Strait, 49 miles north of Kodiak, Friday. Responders deployed 3,280 feet of large inflatable ocean boom and 550 feet of fast water boom around the dock facility and an adjacent beach. Sorbent materials were […]
KODIAK, Alaska – Following an in-depth structural and environmental site assessment, the Unified Command implemented the cleanup of the dock structure at Port William, Thursday. Personnel from Global Diving and Salvage, an Anchorage-based company, assisted in site assessments and is overseeing the clean-up of debris and spilled fuel around the collapsed area of the dock […]
KODIAK, Alaska – Unified Command responders continue cleanup efforts and wildlife assessments of the oil spill site at Port William, in Shuyak Strait, 49 miles north of Kodiak, Friday. Ninety-six bags of oily solids have been collected and are being stored on the vessels Nuka Island and Retriever. Responders are maintaining the inflatable containment boom […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – It has been more than six weeks since 155 mph winds from Hurricane Maria savaged Puerto Rico, and almost one month since Soldiers and Airmen of the Alaska National Guard arrived to assist with much-needed humanitarian relief. Guard members from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th and 176th Wings and […]