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RESOLUTION
#33: RESCUE TUG AT NEAH BAY
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| The U.S. Coast Guard has
characterized vessel salvage capability in the Pacific Northwest as
"weak and slow" and predicts that the risk of a major oil spill will
increase over the next 25 years. In 1999 alone, there were a
total of 12,308 commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Juan
de Fuca and its ocean approaches, and, in the year 2000, approximately
15.1 billion gallons of oil moved across Puget Sound. An oil
spill in the strait would have catastrophic effects on the nearshore
and marine habitats and organisms of both Washington State and British
Columbia. |
| The Washington State
Department of Ecology found (in its December 2000 report to the
Legislature) that -- based on past studies and analysis of ten years of
spills and vessel assists -- a rescue tug should be stationed at Neah
Bay. |
| The Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs supports federal, state, and industry efforts to station
a fully funded, permanent, year-round rescue tug at Neah Bay. |
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