Month: January 2013

Long-time staff member Stan Jones to retire

Stan Jones, the council’s director of administration and external affairs, will be retiring after more than 17 years of service to the council. Born in Anchorage, Jones worked in newspapers and public radio before joining the citizens’ council in 1997. His stories for the Anchorage Daily News on the Exxon Valdez spill helped the paper … Read more

Fall drills and exercises test industry spill response plans

By ROY ROBERTSON Council Project Manager This past October 3 and 4, Tesoro conducted the annual large-scale oil spill response exercise to test the Prince William Sound Tanker Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan. The scenario imagined that, during inclement weather, an outbound partially loaded tanker struck an unknown object near Glacier Island and suffered … Read more

Bob Jaynes works hard to protect beloved Sound

In a conversation with Robert “Bob” Jaynes, his dedication to and love of Prince William Sound is immediately apparent.

Jaynes has been a member of the council’s Port Operations and Vessel Traffic System since 2004, chairing that committee since 2006. He has been operating a boat on the Sound for 22 years, licensed as a captain by the Coast Guard for 18 of those years.

Originally from California, Jaynes’ work first brought him to Alaska in the 1980s while working for the Air Force.

“After working several different jobs, like you do when you’re in your younger years,” Jaynes said, “I finally ended up working civil service at McClellan Air Force Base.”

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From our Executive Director: What will it take to get the best available escort and towing technology for Prince William Sound?

• Mark Swanson is executive director of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council. Alaska law requires the use of best available technology in certain areas of state-approved spill prevention and response plans, also known as contingency plans. Theoretically, these requirements should help us keep abreast of advances in technology. In reality, this provision … Read more

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