marinesafety – Pacific Maritime Magazine

02 Sep

USCG Sector Anchorage Members Return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

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After carrying out Marine Safety Task Force missions in late August, crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sector Anchorage returned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Tuesday, Aug. 30. During their missions out of Bethel, Alaska from Aug. 22-30, six Coast Guard marine inspectors and two Environmental Protection Agency inspectors went to 20 communities and looked into about 50 bulk fuel storage facilities. They also conducted an unannounced exercise at Crowley Fuels in Bethel Aug. 25, according to the USCG. They visited with facility operators and managers in Akiachak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kasigluk, Marshall, Mekoryuk, Mountain Village, Napakiak,…

05 Aug

USCG Task Force Returns to Anchorage After Facility Checks

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsepa, marinesafety, uscg

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage’s Marine Safety Task Force returned to Anchorage in July after spending nine days inspecting facilities in the Northwest Arctic Borough. They teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency to check two dozen bulk fuel storage facilities in 11 Alaskan communities, including Kotzebue, Kivalina, Noorvik, Selawik and Utqiagvik. “Fuel facilities are critical to the survival of these remote communities,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Houvener, a marine science technician and team lead. “They rely on fuel to heat their homes and schools during sub-freezing winter months,” he continued. “Many of these facilities…