Motor Vessel Selendang Ayu Unified Command
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Feb. 10, 2005
Contact: Joint Information Center
(907) 581-7158 Coast Guard information officer: (907) 581-7158
State of Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation information officer:
(907) 321-5491
Responsible party's information officer: (845) 629-0359
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Unified Command Press Release |
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JUNEAU, Alaska - Weather continues to hamper Selendang Ayu operations. Unified Command officials canceled Over flights of the shoreline and cleanup operations Wednesday due to the weather and are on hold today pending better conditions. An over flight of the wreck Wednesday revealed the bow section is now completely submerged with the exception of the top of the two crane houses, barely visible above the water line. Lightering crews finished skimming oil from the engine room and are now working on removing the remaining oil drums and smaller cans from the stern and demobilizing equipment. To date total amount of oil lightered from the vessel is 144,931 gallons of intermediate fuel oil/diesel/lube oils and a small amount of water. Boat crews continued water sampling in the vicinity of Chernofski Harbor but did not encounter any tar balls. Water sampling will continue in Unalaska Bay for fishing industry concerns. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crews reported three dead oiled/scavenged birds in Nilkolski Bay Wednesday. To date 1,606 dead birds have been recovered from the bays. Today's weather in Dutch Harbor consists of west winds of 25 knots, 11-foot seas, cloudy skies with scattered snow showers and an air temperature of 35 degrees, but the wind chill brings it down to 20 degrees. |
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