Marine Safety Field Office Anchorage, Alaska M/V SELENDANG AYU Aground in the Aleutians December 2004 Captain Ron Morris, FOSC Commanding Officer, MSO Anchorage

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Situation On December 7, the crew of the M/V Selendang Ayu reported that they had lost power and were adrift off Unalaska Island. Efforts to tow the vessel failed and it went aground and broke apart between Skan Bay and Spray Cape at approximately 6pm, December 8. The Selendang Ayu carried approximately 424,000 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380) and 18,000 gallons of Marine Diesel. Intermediate Fuel OilMarine Diesel 07 Dec 04

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Situation. 08 Dec Feb 05

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Early Key Issues/best Practice  IMAT Decision memos  Documentation  Community liaison  Tribal/landowner interactions  Weather  Winter/summer plan

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Community & Tribal Liaison  Command post Unalaska, AK  Showed commitment to community  Community liaison  Needs to be known  Creditable & approachable  Established meetings  Community  City officials  Tribal leaders/elders  Land owners

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Meetings--out Reach Two-way Dialog  Build credibility/trust  Able to educate community on oil spills/impacts/actions  Ensure expert presents topic--Important  Able to gauge impacts of our actions/feedback  Open dialog/working relationship

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Meeting Highlights  MTGS: resulted in high buy in to response operations  Learned timely information about local wx, currents, and fisheries patterns (critical to tracking oil spread)  Community raised concerns about potential impact on upcoming fisheries (led to established monitoring program; Transit routes for vessels; Achieved 100% zero tolerance)

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Weather Driven Operations

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Winter/Summer Plan  Safety Primary Concern  Booming of Salmon streams  Beach cleanup  Lightering

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Winter/Summer Plan  Booming & beach cleanup  Major areas cleaned up  70% gross contamination removed

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Winter/Summer Plan  Lightering complete  146,931 gallons of oil and oily liquid removed without incident

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Soybeans everywhere

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Joint Agency Issues  Embedded enforcement with response  No dual hats / bad idea  Hindered response  Loss of agency credibility  Agency accountable/role

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Joint Agency Interactions  Permits (archaeological/land use)  Worked very well  Harbor of safe refuse  Never resolved  Access to outside equipment (authority to release)  Proved problematic early  Delayed some response capabilities  Dispersant use approval  Worked very well

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Information Flow: Need It Now!  Traditional information streams (polreps) not sufficient in today's world  Need central site  Web based  Must be easy access from anywhere  Easy link to related sites  Adapts to response needs  WebEOC (one possible solution)

Capt R. J. Morris Mar Summary Difficult situation: 1. Loss of life 2.Immediate break up of vessel 3.Remote location in winter 4.Extreme exposure to severe weather Positive: 1.Contingency plans worked 2.Great agency interactions/cooperation 3.Great community/native interest support allowed quick response 4.Mild Jan winter/storm conditions allowed beach cleanup and lightering operations