• An outbound, laden oil tanker is escorted by two tugs through Prince William Sound. (Photo by Bill Driskell)
  • The Polar Resolution is escorted through Prince William Sound by two tugs during the milestone 10,000th escort on December 14, 2005. (Photo courtesy of Alyeska)
  • The Polar Endeavour carries crude oil for ConocoPhillips.
  • The Polar Adventure loads oil at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
  • Alaska Tanker Co.'s tanker Alaskan Frontier travels through fog in Prince William Sound.
  • A tug escorts the Alaskan Frontier through fog.
  • The SeaRiver Long Beach carries crude oil for ExxonMobil.
  • A tanker loads oil at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
  • Tanker at VMT berth.
  • SeaRiver's Columbia Bay loads oil at the VMT.
  • The Polar Resolution loads oil at the VMT.
  • Tanker loading at the VMT.
  • Two tugs escort a laden oil tanker through Prince William Sound.
  • Tugs Nanuq and Attentive. The Nanuq is an Enhanced Tractor Tug, or ETT, and the Attentive is a Prevention and Response Tug, or PRT.
  • Escort tugs in Prince William Sound.
  • The Aware is one of the newest PRTs (Prevention/Response Tug).
  • A tug near a tanker loading berth at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
  • Line must be handled correctly on a tug.
  • Crew of a fishing vessel trains for oil spill response.
  • A fishing vessel lays containment boom out during training.
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