Coast Guard planning long-term project to replace entire system Radar that helps the U.S. Coast Guard monitor vessels in Port Valdez is undergoing repairs. This radar is part of the Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service, or VTS, which monitors and manages vessel traffic movements in busy waterways such as Prince William Sound. Three radar sites … Read more
Just before midnight on January 11, the escort tug Courageous allided with the tanker Polar Endeavour, which had just finished loading crude oil at Berth 4 at the Valdez Marine Terminal. An “allision” occurs when a moving vessel comes in contact with a stationary object or vessel. A “collision” occurs when both objects or vessels … Read more
No plans for repair in near future The U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service, or VTS, which monitors the location of vessels in Prince William Sound, has been operating without radar in recent months. The Coast Guard monitors traffic in busy ports around the country through these VTS offices. The VTS in Prince William Sound … Read more
The Council has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to stream real-time data to NOAA’s PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) system online.