Coast Guard, Navy, and industry personnel conducted a joint agency oil pollution response exercise June 21-24, 2021 in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.
Involved in the exercise were members of Coast Guard Marine Environmental Response, Coast Guard National Strike Force Coordination Center, Coast Guard Pacific Area Strike Team, 17th Coast Guard District Response Advisory Team, 11th Coast Guard District Response Advisory Team, Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez, U.S. Navy Emergency Ship Salvage Material Anchorage, and Alaska Chadux Network.
During the exercise, participants deployed a Navy current buster system (CBS) from Coast Guard Cutter Hickory.
The CBS is the latest technology available for oil recovery in an offshore environment in response to an oil discharge.
- U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Lt. Andrew Sinclair
- Exercise footage courtesy of Alaska Chadux Network
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