Alaska Gov Cowper threatened to close down the trans-Alaska pipeline unless owners met measures for improved safety and clean-up, namely: description of dedicated clean-up gear, names of 12 response teams available 24 hours a day, installation of containment booms around tankers in harbor, restrict tanker traffic to daylight, limit to loading one tanker at a time until all equipment in place, and show that adequate gear and supplies are available to handle another 10M gallon spill. Former Exxon Valdez captain Joseph Hazelwood left jail in New York after a judge cut his bail from $25,000 to $500,000.
Alaska Gov Cowper threatened to close down the trans-Alaska pipeline unless owners met measures for improved safety and clean-up, namely: description of dedicated clean-up gear, names of 12 response teams available 24 hours a day, installation of containment booms around tankers in harbor, restrict tanker traffic to daylight, limit to loading one tanker at a time until all equipment in place, and show that adequate gear and supplies are available to handle another 10M gallon spill. Former Exxon Valdez captain Joseph Hazelwood left jail in New York after a judge cut his bail from $500,000 to $25,000.