The Selendang Ayu oil spill
Subtitle: lessons learned : conference proceedings, August 16-19, 2005, Unalaska, Alaska
By: Reid Brewer, editor.
Contributors: Brewer, Reid Sinclair.; Deschu, Nancy.; Alaska Sea Grant College Program.; Aleutian Life Forum (2005 : Unalaska, Alaska)
Series: AK-SG -- 06-02.; Alaska Sea Grant College Program report -- 06-02.
Publisher: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Fairbanks, Alaska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781566121064
Subjects: Selendang Ayu (Ship) -- Accidents -- Congresses.; Selendang Ayu Oil Spill, Alaska, 2004 -- Congresses.; Oil pollution of the sea -- Alaska -- Unalaska Island -- Congresses.; Marine pollution -- Alaska -- Unalaska Island -- Congresses.; Oil spills -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Unalaska Island -- Congresses.; Marine accidents -- Alaska -- Unalaska Island -- Congresses.; Unalaska Island (Alaska) -- Environmental conditions -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: On December 8, 2004, the Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu went aground and broke in half at Skan Bay off Unalaska Island in the Aleutian chain. The accident sent 336,000 gallons of oil and 66,000 tons of soybeans into the water and onto the shores of the island. Six crew members died during a rescue attempt. State and federal agencies immediately sprang into action to minimize the damage and loss of life caused by the wreckage and the spill. This book is the story of their efforts and the lessons everyone can learn from the disaster. Thirteen articles are by presenters at the Aleutian Life Forum conference August 2005, representing the response groups, and several essays are included by nonfiction writer Nancy Deschu.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.