Tag Archives: Shuyak Island

Around 3,000 gallons of oil were released into the Shuyak Strait after this building collapsed. (Photo Courtesy of the Coast Guard.) Mitch Borden/KMXT At the end of February, 3,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Shuyak Strait about 50 miles north of the City of Kodiak.  The oil was in a building that collapsed because of a severe windstorm. Since …

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 …

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 …

A snapshot of the spill on Shuyak Island. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) Kayla Desroches/KMXT On Monday, high winds knocked up to 3,000 gallons of fuel off a dock roughly 50 miles north of the City of Kodiak. According to a situation report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, gusts of more than 80 mph Monday …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A film festival Friday will fit some of Kodiak’s biggest adventures into one room. The event is in its eighth year and Island Trails Network Executive Director Andy Shroeder says it showcases the fantastic trips people have done over the year. “There is paragliding, sea cucumber diving, just everything you can imagine whether it’s commercial or professional or …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats with Tom Pogson from the Island Trails Network about the group’s progress clearing Shuyak Island of marine debris. Pogson is the director of education, outreach, and marine programs for ITN and will touch on how kayaking plays into the group’s efforts. You’ll also hear how you can get involved in …