Story titles:
-New federal rule yields escort changes
-Towing study key to changes
-Volunteer Profile: Dr. A.J. Paul
-New directors seated
-Leland takes up deputy duties
-Project seeks to target mental health
-Mussels monitored after oil spill
-Planning begins for new weather stations in Sound
-Changes increase margin of safety in tanker transits
-‘Human factors’ issues identified
-Why tractor tugs?
-RCAC recommends slew of safety improvements
-Coast Guard finalizes rule for tanker escorts in Sound
-Arco conducts first drill of nearshore response
-In-situ burning experiment conducted at Prudhoe Bay
-State officials buried in new oil spill contingency plans
-Ballast water monitoring program underway at terminal
-Specifics of vapor control system due out in spring
-Alyeska implements improvements following oil spill
-RCAC advised to improve relations with industry
-Publications, reports available
Topics: closure limits; disabled tanker towing study; mussel samples; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); buoys; tug escorts; conventional and tractor tugs; transit speeds; drills and exercises; c-plan; effluent discharge; toxicity testing; BWTF; vapor emissions; Eastern Lion spill