09/20/06 Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians Subarea Executive Summary
The 2004 bulk grain ship M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill at Unalaska Island in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands focused attention on the oil spill risks posed by vessels transiting the North Pacific great circle route from the west coast of North America to Asia. For vessels traveling to and from northern Paci...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.205.211 2023-05-15T18:48:44+02:00 09/20/06 Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians Subarea Executive Summary The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.205.211 http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/docs/060920vesselreport_p.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.205.211 http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/docs/060920vesselreport_p.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/docs/060920vesselreport_p.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T17:36:02Z The 2004 bulk grain ship M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill at Unalaska Island in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands focused attention on the oil spill risks posed by vessels transiting the North Pacific great circle route from the west coast of North America to Asia. For vessels traveling to and from northern Pacific ports, the great circle route intersects the Aleutian Islands, creating an overlap of international vessel traffic with the local traffic near this remote island chain. The Aleutians are also home to the United State’s largest and most valuable commercial fishing grounds and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. This report considers the available data regarding vessel traffic within and through the Aleutians. In some cases, data is limited because foreign vessels transiting the area are not required to report to the U.S. Coast Guard or the State of Alaska. However, the following information was drawn from the available data: • Based on automated tracking data collected from October 2005 through June 2006, about 3,100 ships per year (8-9 vessels each day) pass through the Aleutians (primarily westbound) on great circle, innocent passage, trans- Text Alaska Aleutian Islands Unknown Pacific |
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The 2004 bulk grain ship M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill at Unalaska Island in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands focused attention on the oil spill risks posed by vessels transiting the North Pacific great circle route from the west coast of North America to Asia. For vessels traveling to and from northern Pacific ports, the great circle route intersects the Aleutian Islands, creating an overlap of international vessel traffic with the local traffic near this remote island chain. The Aleutians are also home to the United State’s largest and most valuable commercial fishing grounds and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. This report considers the available data regarding vessel traffic within and through the Aleutians. In some cases, data is limited because foreign vessels transiting the area are not required to report to the U.S. Coast Guard or the State of Alaska. However, the following information was drawn from the available data: • Based on automated tracking data collected from October 2005 through June 2006, about 3,100 ships per year (8-9 vessels each day) pass through the Aleutians (primarily westbound) on great circle, innocent passage, trans- |
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