Spills don’t happen every day, so it can be easy to overlook the need to conduct spill response trainings. Skipping spill drills can compromise safety, expose employees to unfamiliar hazards and ...

Expansion of drill's scope and participants made planning a challenge. Issues arose around communication between commanders and sections. Officials: Drill was successful because it identified areas of ...

With Royal Dutch Shell possibly on the eve of exploring for oil off Alaska’s Arctic coasts — and other companies waiting in the wings — the U.S. Coast Guard plans its first-ever oil-spill response ...