Oil Spill Response Operations

Through the Oil Spill Response Operations program, the Council monitors activities related to the operational readiness of oil spill response personnel, equipment, and organization of the trans-Alaskan pipeline shipping industry. This program monitors oil spill incidents, drills, and exercises within Prince William Sound and evaluates response readiness.

Local knowledge incorporated into proposed spill response plans for Copper River Delta

Local knowledge incorporated into proposed spill response plans for Copper River Delta

A group of Alaskans recently collaborated to develop new plans to protect the Copper River Delta and Flats region from ...
This digital drawing by Tom Crestodina illustrates the indirect towing method. The tug is connected to the tanker by a line and is pulling to stop the tanker. The image shows the tug is turned sideways to the tanker, using the special rotating propellor to increase the tug's braking power.

Annual spill reports help track history of preparedness

When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989, oil spill cleanup equipment was not ready to go. Some of it ...
An instructor stand before a group of learners explaining details about a piece of oil spill response equipment. The equipment is a metal boat with a hollow interior that is used to hold the oil and water mix that is collected during an oil spill response.

Kodiak community engages with on-water oil spill response training

The Council held walking tours for locals to learn about the annual oil spill response training for fishing vessels in ...
Image of graphic icon of headphone set.

Audiobook of the Council’s award-winning Peer Listener Training Manual now available

One of the Council’s most popular and longest-running projects just got an upgrade to audiobook format. Why listening is important ...
Citizens, industry, and government work together to preserve spill prevention and response program in Prince William Sound

Citizens, industry, and government work together to preserve spill prevention and response program in Prince William Sound

Hundreds of fishing vessels will remain a vital part of Alyeska’s oil spill response program, thanks to the passage of ...
Fishing vessels pull oil spill boom.

What today’s oil tells us about tomorrow’s spill response

The Council has released a new analysis of Alaska North Slope crude oil. Every few years, the Prince William Sound ...
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