KODIAK (AP) â The Coast Guard has said it responded to a report of an oil spill from one of its own ships off the coast of Alaska.
The Coast Guard said in a statement on Sunday that the 180-foot (55-meter) buoy tender boat started to discharge hydraulic oil on Saturday around 9:40 a.m. in Womens Bay, about 420 miles (675 kilometers) south of Anchorage.
It was not immediately clear how much oil had spilled, but the tank involved has a maximum capacity of 914 gallons (3 kilolitres), officials said.
Crews from the Marine Safety Detachment in Kodiak are working with the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Incident Management Division to monitor the cleanup, which the Coast Guard said is contracted to Choctaw Defense Services.
USCG vessel spills oil in Alaska December 28, 2020, by Naida Hakirevic
A United States Coast Guard (USCG) ship has spilled hydraulic oil into the sea in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
On 26 December, USCG said it responded
“to a report of a discharge of hydraulic oil from Coast Guard Cutter Spar”. The initial report was received at around 9:40 a.m. (local time).
The exact amount of oil discharged from the buoy tender was unknown but the tank had a maximum capacity of about 914 gallons, according to the coast guard.
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).
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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.