A 2010 graduate of Valdez High School, Kathryn “Katie” Miller, was chosen to sail with Polar Tankers, Inc. as a deck officer cadet last fall. During her 90 day tour, Miller learned about navigation, seamanship and cargo handling operations. Her experiences helped satisfy her requirements to become a person–in-charge of loading and discharging cargoes on … Read more
By ALICIA ZORZETTO Council Digital Collections Librarian Five council staff members participated in U.S. Coast Guard sponsored training on how to manage emergencies such as oil spills. The training events took place in late March and early April. The training focused on the Incident Command System, a standardized emergency management structure first developed in the … Read more
By LINDA ROBINSON Council Outreach Coordinator A group interested in creating new educational materials about oil spills met in the council’s Anchorage office this past March. Three of the organizations represented, the Prince William Sound Science Center, the Alaska SeaLife Center, and the council were already working on their own projects to create materials on … Read more
This year, the council is sponsoring a project to study Columbia Glacier, looking at its retreat and loss of ice. The council hopes to learn more about possible future effects of icebergs on tanker traffic in Prince William Sound. Columbia Glacier has long been of interest to the council. The glacier has been in a … Read more