Factoid/2007/03/23
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Alaska's Aleutian Coast Is Still Alarmingly Unprepared for Oil Tanker Mishaps
- "We learned our lesson the hard way in Prince William Sound [with the Exxon Valdez oil spill], and now have 10 large tugs for one tanker a day, and a state-of-the-art tracking system. But the Aleutian region has 15 to 20 large vessels pass through each day, some of them oil tankers, and not one adequate rescue tug nor a vessel tracking system. This risk is unacceptable." - quote from Richard Steiner, professor and conservation specialist of the Marine Advisory Program at University of Alaska-Anchorage; quote appeared in this ENS article.
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