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Spill Response Updates
updated 6/10/2008 -- salvage operations, May 1
Selendang Ayu salvage operations, May 2008. (photo courtesy of Magone Marine)
Selendang Ayu salvage operations, May 2008. (photo courtesy of Magone Marine)
Selendang Ayu salvage operations, May 2008. (photo courtesy of Magone Marine)
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USCG Press Release (12/08/2006): Coast Guard, State Of Alaska, National Academies Of Science Discuss Aleutian Islands Risks
Grounding of Malaysian-flag Bulk Carrier M/V Selendang Ayu on North Shore of Unalaska Island, Alaska, December 8, 2004. NTSB Report Number: MAB-06-01, adopted on 9/26/2006
[Full Text | PDF Document]
The Selendang Ayu Oil Spill: Lessons Learned, Proceedings from 2005 Aleutian Life Forum, Reid Brewer, Editor
Unified Command Memo: Completion of Response and Stand Down
Unified Command Memo: Final Status of Non-End Point Shoreline Segments
Unified Command Press Release: Unified Command declares Selendang Ayu clean-up complete (June 23, 2006)

Current Situation

  Current Situation Report (added 6/26/2005) -- FINAL
  Press Releases
  Unified Command Stand Down Letter (added 9/30/2005)
 
Previous Situation Reports and Winter Ops Reports
Wreck Removal Status, 6/12/2006 (PDF 16K)
Current Incident Action Plan (06 June 2006 to Stand-Down, PDF 9.86MB, added 6/12/2006)
  Previous Incident Action Plans
Response Resumes Spring 2006: Unified Command Memo: Resumption of Selendang Ayu Response Operations (added 4/28/2006)
Spring 2006 Operations Plan (9/30/2005, PDF 199K)
Note: this document is referred to as "reference (a)" in the UC memo above.
Waste Management Plan (05/02 PDF 4.82 MB)
Spring-Summer 2005 Operations Plan (2/4, PDF 1.22MB)

Lightering and Salvage (updated 2/11/2005) 

Shoreline Cleanup
  Non- Endpoint Segments -- Scorecard (6/17/2006)
  May 24, 2006 Public Presentation: Before and After Segment Comparison Photographs (prepared by Polaris Applied Sciences, PDF 4.25 MB)
  Endpoint Status Maps (added 9/21/2005)
  Oiled debris burns
  Before and After Cleanup (updated 7/19/2005)
Wildlife Recovery (updated 2/10)
Shoreline Cleanup Assessment: Pre-Inspection Endpoint Assessment and Final Inspection (updated 8/10/2005)
Soybean Information
Subsistence Information
Health Consultation: Evaluation of Blue Mussel Samples Collected in May 2006, M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill, Unalaska, Alaska. February 11, 2008. US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (PDF 307K) updated
Press Release: Subsistence foods near Selendang Ayu wreck sampled for contaminants (PDF 101 K)
FACT SHEET: Subsistence Foods Consumption Safety (PDF 24K)
M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill Unalaska, Alaska Public Health Evaluation of Subsistence Resources Collected During 2005, Final Report, April 18, 2006, Scott Arnold, Ph.D. (13 pgs, PDF 597K)
Appendix A: Methods Used for Collection of Subsistence Fishery Samples and Survey of Subsistence Food Consumption (prepared by Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., 9 pages, PDF 597K)
Appendix B: Subsistence Tissue Data - Forensic Review (prepared by Environmental Forensics Practice, LLC, 3 pages, PDF 41K)
Addtional Reference Documents
Commercial Fisheries Information
Fisheries Water Quality Sampling Program, Summary of Results (added 11/9/2005)
ADF&G Announces Reopening of Commercial Fishing in Skan and Makushin Bays (10/6/2005, PDF 86K)
Removal of ADEC Threatened Water Body Designation (added 10/3/2005, PDF 23K)
An Overview of the Major Commercial Fisheries in the Unalaska Area that may be Impacted by the M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill, Report to Fisheries Work Group (April 15, 2005, PDF 2.05 MB)
Advisories and Press Releases
  IPHC Notice to Commercial and Recreational Halibut Fishing Vessels Operating in Alaskan State Waters from Cape Kovrizhka South to Umnak Pass (March 3, 2005)
  Seafood Advisory: Notice To Fishing Vessels Operating In State Waters From Spray Cape South To Umnak Pass (2/25/2005, PDF 56K)
  Notice to Pollock and Cod Catcher Boats (1/22/2005, PDF 180K)
Fisheries Water Quality Sampling
  Beach Survey Updates (updated 3/22)
Extent of oiling
More Information
Incident Description

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 (PDF) (IFO 380) and 18,000 gallons of Marine Diesel (PDF).

Vessel Information
  Vessel Location Chart (12/08/2004, file size: 1.33 MB, source: USCG)
  Vessel Diagram showing oil on board vessel
  Vessel Fact Sheet
  Vessel Drawing (PDF 809 K)
  Fuel Capacity Chart (PDF 97 K)
Photos
Unified Command Selendang Ayu Photo Gallery
US Coast Guard Photos
NOAA Photos
Anchorage Daily News Photo Gallery
US Fish and Wildlife Photos
Extent of Oiling Observations
Aerial Observations
  Most recent (4/09/2005, PDF 498 K)
  Previous Overflight Maps
  Composite
Vessel Observations
  Most recent -- Unalaska Island (2/15/2005 PDF 204K)
  Tarball observations - Unalaska Bay (1/9 - 2/23/05 PDF 23K)
  Previous vessel observations on oil
  Tarball Terminology (PDF 78K)
Shoreline Observations
  Oiled Areas as of May 10, 2005 (PDF 632K)
  Oiled Areas as of June 3, 2005 (PDF 236K) updated
 

Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team (SCAT) -- Skan Bay and Vicinity 12/27/04 to 02/05/05 (added 2/10, PDF 449 K); Unalaska Bay and Vicinity 12/27/04 to 01/28/05 (added 2/10, PDF 1.54 MB)

NOTE: Beach segments are labeled on the map with the highest level of oiling found along that segment. This designation does not indicate the level of oiling for the entire area. For example, if crews found heavy oiling over 10 meters of a beach segment and the rest of the beach was lightly oiled, the entire length of the segment would be shown on the map as heavily oiled.

Properties of Oil
Fuel Properties and Implications For Potential Spillages.
SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd., 200 - 717 Belfast Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1G 0Z4.
Fate and Transport of oil. NOAA paper describing oil properties of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380) and Marine Diesel
Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380). (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Marine Diesel. (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Tarballs
Number 6 Fuel Oil Spills (PDF 437K)
Resources at Risk
Wildlife Habitat
  Seabird Colonies in the Region (PDF 672 K)
  Environmental Sensitivity Index Map for Area of Concern (PDF 5.48 MB)
  Environmental Sensitivity Index Map Legend (PDF 88 K)
  Stellar Sea Lion Terrestrial Sites (NOAA map)
Land Management and Ownership Maps
  Land Management Map (PDF 322 K)
Area Information Maps
  USGS Topographical Map of Unalaska Island
  Aleutians Subarea Map (PDF 2.26M)
 

Eastern Aleutians Section - Incident Area (PDF 1.64M)
Response Plans, Permits and Related Documents
National Contingency Plan
Alaska Federal and State Preparedness Plan for Response to Oil and Hazardous Substance Discharges and Releases
Aleutians Subarea Contingency Plan for Oil and Hazardous Substance Discharges/Releases
Alaska Incident Management System (AIMS) Guide
Alaska Wildlife Protection Guidelines (PDF)
Dispersant Approval for Selendang Ayu Includes maps (PDF 551K)
    • Dispersant Approval Extension Memo (1/12/2005 PDF
Site Safety Plan--updated 4/7/2005 (PDF 1.74 MB)
Waste Disposal Plan (PDF 577K)
Technical Information
Historic Oil Spills
  Photos from the M/V Kuroshima grounding in Summer Bay near Dutch Harbor, 11/26/1997
  List of Major Oil Spills in Coastal Waters of Alaska

 

Fact Sheets
  "Innocent Passage" and how Alaska laws apply to the M/V Selendang Ayu (PDF 16K)
  Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Process (PDF 119K)
  State Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Process (PDF 105K)
  Oil Spill Dispersants (PDF 214K)
  NOAA - Dispersants: a Guided Tour
Weather and Tides
Skan Bay Forecast
  Ship and Buoy Observations
  Text forecast
Skan Bay Tide Table
Unalaska Forecast
Regional Marine Forecast (USWS AREA 12A. Eastern Aleutians, Cape Sarichef to Nikolski, including Skan Bay)
Unalaska Bay Marine Forecast (USWS AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY)
Unified Command Press Releases and Contacts
Press Releases
Contact Numbers
Links
Federal Agency websites
State Agency websites
Other Organizations
Claims
M.R. Associates has assumed responsibilities for handling all claims associated with the Selendang Ayu incident. For claims information, call 866-310-5246 ext. 5012. A representative of M.R. Associates is on-scene at the Command Center in Dutch Harbor.
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