STATE OF ALASKA
DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT 04-356 (as of 11:00 AM December 21, 2004) Homeland Security Advisory System – Alaska Level: Yellow-Elevated State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management State Emergency Coordination Center Preparedness Level: 2-An Event Has Occurred State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Military installations in Alaska are at FPCON A. State of Alaska Cyber Security Alert Level: Guarded State of Alaska Cyber Security State of Alaska Situation
Unalaska Island - M/V Selendang Ayu Oil SpillOn 7 December 2004, the Coast Guard notified the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) that the M/V Selendang Ayu had lost engine power and was adrift. The vessel grounded on December 8 and broke into two pieces. The vessel had 424,000 gallons of bunker C (IFO380 Intermediate fuel oil) and 18,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. The amount of product spilled is unknown. The M/V Selendang Ayu remains grounded in two pieces approximately 1800 yards offshore of Cape Spray. Resources at risk in the area include marine mammals, sea birds, shellfish and anadromous streams. ADF&G and USF&WS are assessing the areas impacted. The protection of cultural resources is a high priority for the Unified Command. For additional information contact AK Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bob Flint, Public Information Office ( PIO), cell 240-3517, United States Coast Guard’s Darrell Wilson 321-4510, or Responsible Party’s Mike Hanson 301-4451. Photographs, press releases and other spill information are available for viewing at: http://www.state.ak.us/dec/selendang Earthquake The Alaska Earthquake Information Center located a moderate earthquake that occurred on Tuesday, December 21st at 8:21AM AK Standard Time in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. This earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 and was located at a depth of about 1 mile. This event was felt in Anchorage and Valdez. No reports of this event causing damage have been received at this time. Distance to nearby locations: 30 miles NNE of Chenega Bay and 69 miles ENE of Seward. Blizzard Warning Blizzard warning through tonight for the Pribilof Islands including Saint Paul. A strong weather front associated with a low south of the central Aleutians is slowly moving through the eastern and central Bering Sea today. Expect snow and blowing snow with reduced visibilities through Tuesday night with northeast winds gusting to 65 mph in some locations. Heavy Snow Warning The National Weather Service in Anchorage has upgraded the winter storm watch for the Susitna Valley to a heavy snow warning tonight through Wednesday. Snowfall amounts expected by Wednesday afternoon will range from 16 to 36 inches with the bulk of that expected tonight. Snow will begin to spread north today through the Susitna Valley but significant snowfall amounts are not expected until tonight. Snow will continue into Wednesday but taper off and change to rain south of Talkeetna in the afternoon. International Situation
Thousands of mourners attended funerals Monday and Iraqi authorities detained 50 suspects in connection with an explosion in the Shiite holy city of Najaf that killed at least 54 people and wounded 142. More...Police said Sunday they found a cache of explosives in the coastal city of Cartagena that rebels planned to use to assassinate President Alvaro Uribe. More... Terror attacks by suspected Al-Qaeda militants marked Saudi Arabia in 2004 as the arrest of pro-democracy activists cast a shadow over a process of limited reforms due to lead to landmark male-only municipal elections. More... Thailand says it has photographic proof that militants in the south of the country are being trained in Malaysia. More... UK-based charity Save the Children is pulling out of the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan after attacks that have killed four of its staff. More... Calendar of Significant Events December 21, 1988 - United Kingdom, United States: Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Pan Am Flight 103, outbound from London for New York with 259 people aboard, was destroyed by a bomb on December 21, 1988 while over Lockerbie, Scotland. All aboard the aircraft were killed as were eleven persons on the ground at Lockerbie. December 21, 1975 – Austria: Attack on OPEC Conference. Pro-Palestinian guerrillas attacked an OPEC conference in Vienna, killing three people, wounding seven, and taking eighty-one hostage. Forty-one Austrian hostages were released in Vienna, while the rest were taken to Algeria and released on December 23, 1975. The Next Situation Report: will be published as of 11:00 AM, December 22, 2004. A significant change in the situation or the threat level will prompt an interim report. Direct questions regarding this report to Wayne Rush at 907-428-7032 or wayne_rush@ak-prepared.com. How to reach the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Phone the State Emergency Coordination Center (SECC) by dialing (907) 428-7100 or 1-888-462-7100, 24 hours per day. Information on emergency topics is available on the Division's web site at http://www.ak-prepared.com. Homeland Security information may be found at http://www.ak-prepared.com/homelandsecurity/. How to reach the Division of Administration –State Cyber Security Program: If you have questions you may contact Darrell Davis, State Computer Security Officer, at darrel_davis@admin.state.ak.us. For further information: Being prepared: Ready.gov Countries: U.S. State Department Background Notes. Maps: United Nations Cartographic Section Terrorist Groups: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/20119.pdf Background Information on Other Terrorist Groups. Hyperlink: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/20120.pdf |