The U.S. Coast Guard released this around 3:30 p.m. today:
March 31, 2010
Coast Guard responds to sunken vessel east of Metlakatla
KODIAK — The Coast Guard is responding to the sinking of the 45-foot fishing vessel Millie B in Crab Bay, east of Annette Island.
Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan watchstanders received a call from personnel at Annette Island Gas about 11 a.m. today reporting the sunken vessel and a light sheen on the water.
Coast Guard responders went to Crab Bay and discovered the vessel sunk in approximately 65 to 80 feet of water and not posing a navigational hazard. The vessel has approximately 80 gallons of diesel aboard. The responders did not observe a sheen or smell diesel.
It was reported to the MSD that one person was aboard the vessel but transferred to the vessel's skiff before the Millie B sank. The owner is working with the Coast Guard and reports he will raise the vessel as soon as possible.
Personnel from MSD Ketchikan will continue to investigate the situation.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Hurt crewman airlifted off trawler near Adak
This just in from the U.S. Coast Guard:
March 31, 2010
Coast Guard conducts long-range rescue near Adak
KODIAK — Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews this morning medevaced a crewman reported to have injured his wrist on the 200-foot trawler Ocean Peace, homeported in Dutch Harbor, less than 100 miles northwest of Adak.
Joemar Lontoc, 25, residence unknown, was cleaning a fish-processing machine when it was reported to have accidentally activated, lacerating his wrist. The Coast Guard received a report from the Ocean Peace crew Tuesday afternoon regarding the nature of the situation and requesting assistance.
The Coast Guard launched two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews Tuesday evening from St. Paul Island and Kodiak, along with an HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Kodiak, to conduct the medevac.
Due to blizzard conditions near Adak, Lontoc was unable to be hoisted Tuesday evening and the rescue crews spent the night in Cold Bay and Adak.
The helicopter crew in Adak launched at about 9 a.m. Wednesday and successfully hoisted Lontoc. Since the hoist occurred within 100 miles of the coastline, the Hercules and second helicopter crew were not used to provide additional communications and self-rescue capability to the rescue helicopter.
Lontoc was transferred to emergency medical services in Adak about 11:30 a.m. and taken to the Adak medical clinic. An air ambulance is taking Lontoc to Anchorage for further treatment.
The weather at the time of the medevac was blowing snow, visibility one-quarter mile, and air temperature in the low 30s with winds northwest at 30 to 45 mph.
March 31, 2010
Coast Guard conducts long-range rescue near Adak
KODIAK — Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews this morning medevaced a crewman reported to have injured his wrist on the 200-foot trawler Ocean Peace, homeported in Dutch Harbor, less than 100 miles northwest of Adak.
Joemar Lontoc, 25, residence unknown, was cleaning a fish-processing machine when it was reported to have accidentally activated, lacerating his wrist. The Coast Guard received a report from the Ocean Peace crew Tuesday afternoon regarding the nature of the situation and requesting assistance.
The Coast Guard launched two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews Tuesday evening from St. Paul Island and Kodiak, along with an HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Kodiak, to conduct the medevac.
Due to blizzard conditions near Adak, Lontoc was unable to be hoisted Tuesday evening and the rescue crews spent the night in Cold Bay and Adak.
The helicopter crew in Adak launched at about 9 a.m. Wednesday and successfully hoisted Lontoc. Since the hoist occurred within 100 miles of the coastline, the Hercules and second helicopter crew were not used to provide additional communications and self-rescue capability to the rescue helicopter.
Lontoc was transferred to emergency medical services in Adak about 11:30 a.m. and taken to the Adak medical clinic. An air ambulance is taking Lontoc to Anchorage for further treatment.
The weather at the time of the medevac was blowing snow, visibility one-quarter mile, and air temperature in the low 30s with winds northwest at 30 to 45 mph.
Another big bite of Sitka herring
Sitka Sound herring seiners had another crack at the fish yesterday, bagging an estimated 4,000 tons, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said in this update.
That brings the total harvest for the season to 13,600 tons, leaving about 4,700 tons remaining on the 18,293-ton catch limit.
The fleet won't fish today, giving processors time to gobble down yesterday's catch, Fish and Game said.
That brings the total harvest for the season to 13,600 tons, leaving about 4,700 tons remaining on the 18,293-ton catch limit.
The fleet won't fish today, giving processors time to gobble down yesterday's catch, Fish and Game said.
No oil and gas leasing for Bristol Bay
Sure enough, the federal government today nixed oil and gas lease sales in Bristol Bay, at least for the next seven years.
Here's a memorandum from the man himself, President Obama, withdrawing the bay from leasing.
"Bristol Bay is a national treasure that we must protect for future generations," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.
For the national picture on the government's offshore oil and gas leasing plans, check out this press release.
Here's a memorandum from the man himself, President Obama, withdrawing the bay from leasing.
"Bristol Bay is a national treasure that we must protect for future generations," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.
For the national picture on the government's offshore oil and gas leasing plans, check out this press release.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Peter Pan's dock of the bay
Peter Pan Seafoods Inc. is planning to build a major new dock at its Bristol Bay salmon cannery at Dillingham.
The Seattle-based company has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit.
According to a public notice the Corps issued today, Peter Pan proposes to construct a 339-foot by 55-foot pile-supported dock adjacent to its existing dock and plant.
The company's goal is "to provide storage during seasonal processing and to provide additional access to fishing vessels," the application says.
The application doesn't include a cost estimate or construction schedule.
The Seattle-based company has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit.
According to a public notice the Corps issued today, Peter Pan proposes to construct a 339-foot by 55-foot pile-supported dock adjacent to its existing dock and plant.
The company's goal is "to provide storage during seasonal processing and to provide additional access to fishing vessels," the application says.
The application doesn't include a cost estimate or construction schedule.
Feds to cancel Bristol Bay oil and gas leasing?
The Obama administration tomorrow might nix planned oil and gas leasing in the federal waters of Bristol Bay, also known as the North Aleutian basin.
The announcement is expected to come as the feds unveil their new national offshore oil and gas leasing plan.
"In a nod to its environmental base, the administration is expected to keep the Pacific coast off limits, as well as new areas of Alaska such as Bristol Bay," says a story the Wall Street Journal posted on its site today.
The government previously had proposed two lease sales in the North Aleutian basin, one next year and another in 2014.
It'll be interested to see whether the government cans one or both.
Oil and gas leasing is, of course, a highly controversial subject in Bristol Bay, which is rich in salmon, groundfish and crab.
A 1986 lease sale in the bay ultimately was reversed in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Potential drillers, such as Shell, regard Bristol Bay as a better bet for natural gas than oil.
The announcement is expected to come as the feds unveil their new national offshore oil and gas leasing plan.
"In a nod to its environmental base, the administration is expected to keep the Pacific coast off limits, as well as new areas of Alaska such as Bristol Bay," says a story the Wall Street Journal posted on its site today.
The government previously had proposed two lease sales in the North Aleutian basin, one next year and another in 2014.
It'll be interested to see whether the government cans one or both.
Oil and gas leasing is, of course, a highly controversial subject in Bristol Bay, which is rich in salmon, groundfish and crab.
A 1986 lease sale in the bay ultimately was reversed in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Potential drillers, such as Shell, regard Bristol Bay as a better bet for natural gas than oil.
An Adak update
This press release arrived rather out of the blue yesterday regarding the lease dispute over the fish plant out on Adak Island.
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