VHF radio system repairs ongoing near Southeast and Southcentral Alaska VHF radio system repairs ongoing near Southeast and Southcentral Alaska
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JUNEAU, Alaska The network issue that was causing intermittent communication outages across the entirety of Southeast Alaska was resolved on Friday.
Repairs are ongoing, but due to extreme weather and remote locations, intermittent outages are expected to continue in various locations.
Sites that the U.S. Coast Guard are still unable to receive communications from or have intermittent VHF communications include Mt. McArther, Deception Hills, Sukkwan Island, Althorp Peak, Cape Gull and Raspberry Island.
The Coast Guard encourages mariners to practice extra caution in areas serviced by the VHF towers listed above.
Coast Guard Vessel Spills Oil in Womens Bay, Alaska
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. December 28, 2020
(File Photo) The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spar. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Marcus Trapp.
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday it was responding to a report of a discharge of hydraulic oil from Coast Guard Cutter SPAR in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
Coast Guard said it was monitoring the cleanup which has been contracted to Choctaw Defense Services (CDS). Personnel on scene deployed boom systems, absorbent pads, and a skimmer that is pumping to a vac truck.
Watchstanders at the Sector Anchorage Command Center received notification from the National Response Center at 9:40 a.m., that the crew of the cutter SPAR reported a hydraulic oil discharge.
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The U.S. Coast Guard responded over the weekend to a hydraulic oil leak from the Coast Guard buoy tender Spar in Womens Bay near Kodiak, Alaska.
Watchstanders at the Sector Anchorage Command Center received notification from the National Response Center at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday that the crew of the cutter SPAR reported a hydraulic oil discharge. The amount discharged is unknown at this time, but the tank involved has a maximum capacity of approximately 914 gallons, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Incident Management Division and Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Kodiak personnel are monitoring the cleanup, which has been contracted to Choctaw Defense Services (CDS). Personnel on scene deployed boom systems, absorbent pads, and a skimmer that is pumping to a vac truck.
KINY KODIAK, Alaska (KINY) The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a discharge of hydraulic oil from Coast Guard Cutter SPAR Saturday in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Incident Management Division and Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Kodiak personnel are monitoring the cleanup which has been contracted to Choctaw Defense Services (CDS).
Personnel on scene deployed boom systems, absorbent pads, and a skimmer that is pumping to a vac truck.
Watchstanders at the Sector Anchorage Command Center received notification from the National Response Center at 9:40 a.m., that the crew of the cutter SPAR reported a hydraulic oil discharge.