This study compared outbound tanker transits through Hinchinbrook Entrance in Prince William Sound with conditions reported at Seal Rocks Buoy within an hour of the transit.
This report summarizes the literature related to oil spill dispersants through May 2017. It synthesizes key findings to address issues of relevance to the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens? Advisory Council (PWSRCAC). It is the fourth in a report series begun in 2002, in which the author has periodically reviewed the dispersant literature dating back to 1999 for PWSRCAC. As such, this report builds on these previous studies, and includes summary discussion of the past reports in this series.
This report documents the process through which the current escort system evolved by summarizing relevant technical studies and other activities that lead to the current system.