Photos of fishing vessels removing oil using a vaccum truck after the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Photos of fishing vessel with vacuum truck aboard during the ‘89 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Fishing vessel Defiance towing boom and sucking up oil with a vacuum truck aboard in 1989, Northwest Bay, Knight Island, Prince William Sound.

Closeup picture of the fishing vessel Defiance in 1989 with sewage vacuum truck aboard. [...]

The “Buster” oil-skimming systems

The “Buster” oil-skimming systems

“Buster” skimming systems website

One of the main components of Alyeska’s fishing vessel response system is the “Buster” skimming system series. It operates at much higher skimming speeds than traditional boom systems.

Training Program for fishing vessel responders

Training Program for fishing vessel responders

Fishing Vessel Training Program

This is an approved and exportable “training program in a suitcase” for crews of fishing vessels participating in Alyeska Pipeline’s Fishing Vessel Program for responding to oil spills in Prince William Sound. The course provides training on the fate of oil, general safety [...]