UPDATE 5- Response efforts continue for Shuyak Strait, Alaska oil spill

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/09/2018 03:12 PM EST

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UPDATE 5- Response efforts continue for Shuyak Strait, Alaska oil spill

Unified Command responders conduct an overflight of the oil spill incident site at Port William, Kodiak Island, Alaska, March 7, 2018. Conditions of the building and the pier structure hampered the completion of a full assessment of the incident site, while plans are being developed to implement site safety. U.S. Coast Guard photo.  Unified Command responders conduct an overflight of the oil spill incident site at Port William, Kodiak Island, Alaska, March 7, 2018. Ninety-six bags of oily waste were collected and responders continue to retrieve oily absorbent pads daily. U.S. Coast Guard photo.   Unified Command responders conduct an overflight of the oil spill incident site at Port William, Kodiak Island, Alaska, March 7, 2018. A total of 3,340 feet of boom is deployed after an estimated 3,000 gallons of bunker C fuel oil, a high-viscosity residual oil, spilled when a building partially collapsed due to extreme wind conditions Feb. 27, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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KODIAK, Alaska - Unified Command responders continue cleanup efforts and wildlife assessments of the oil spill site at Port William, in Shuyak Strait, 49 miles north of Kodiak, Friday.

Ninety-six bags of oily solids have been collected and are being stored on the vessels Nuka Island and Retriever. Responders are maintaining the inflatable containment boom and collect soiled absorbent pads daily. No oily product has escaped the boom, and there continue to be no reports of impacted wildlife in the immediate or outlying vicinity of the site.

The Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conversation, continues to stress site safety as it works to develop ongoing waste management and debris disposal plans. This process includes identifying resources and coordinating those resources so the incident response continues in a safe and organized approach.

"This building that originally contained the fuel bladder has now completely collapsed, hampering responders from conducting a full assessment of the site and structures," said Geoff Merrell, State On-Scene Coordinator with ADEC.  "Global Diving and Salvage has been contracted to complete a structural assessment and assist in developing a safe and comprehensive debris removal plan."

Due to the isolated location and complexity of this incident, response efforts will continue until the oil and debris are removed from the site.

Click here for the initial news release.

Click here for Update 1.

Click here for Update 2.

Click here for Update 3.

Click here for Update 4.

Click here to view ADEC's incident website.

For more information contact:
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Dean at (907) 654-4112
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Laura Achee at (907) 465-5009.