Photo of site on Shuyak Island. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Chadux) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A 9 million dollar oil spill cleanup is winding down on the southern end of Shuyak Island in an area that’s critical habitat for marine mammals like sea otters and Steller sea lions. The spill happened in late February, when a dock at Port William collapsed, causing …
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Photo of site on Shuyak Island. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Chadux) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Oil response vessels are still at the site of a spill roughly 50 miles north of the City of Kodiak. The Coast Guard contracted with Alaska Chadux on the response. Last Monday, according to a situation report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, high …
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February 27, 2018. Port Williams on Shuyak Island. The cannery where the dock collapsed is shown. (Courtesy of the United States Coast Guard) Kayla Desroches/KMXT After weather delays, response crews have made it out to an oil spill roughly 50 miles north of the City of Kodiak. On Monday morning, according to a recent situation report from the Alaska Department …
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