Updated Timeline of Pathfinder Incident (as of 12/24 1130)

Initial Call @ 1814
Call into CMS @ 1830
***Weather SE 30 Seas 3-4 Rain***
Position when grounded:
60-50.393N
146-52.942W

12/23/2009-Wednesday

1814 Pathfinder aground Bligh Reef
1815 Aware u/w-turned around per SERVS back to dock
1830 Free from reef leaking diesel (amount??)
1845 Looking to ID source
1845 Pathfinder reports 2 center pressurized indicating leak
1845 Pathfinder off reef
1938 Stephen Wilson-activated
O’Brien’s & CHADUX
O’Brien’s-Mark Delozier-In Valdez and u/w to SERVS
1937 Sent APSC Response Coordinator (Rob Burkes) to Valdez Star
1938 Invader u/w ETA 2200
1945 Pathfinder anchored
2000 Valdez Star underway ETA 2300
2015 R & R Divers activated
2030 Alaska Challenger-Activated & ready
Diver activation-2hr
ETA to SERVS dock-transit time to Pathfinder 2hrs
2040 CMC-Risk-Ned Penitsch-Voice Message
2045 Doug Davis/Legal Counsel Comms
2140 D & A Test-Pathfinder reported completed (breathalyzer and urine sample)
2147 Invader on scene
Sight characterization completed and reported to duty office-atmosphere readings normal
2211 Valdez Star on scene
1 APSC Response Coordinator
2300 Alaska Challenger u/w ETA 0130
R&R Divers & CMS Port Engineer Mike Huisingh

12/24/2009-Thursday

0030 Alert ETA 0230
1900 ft CSI Boom
4 Totes Anchor (4-50lb anchors per tote)
Sausage Boom (25 bags-40ft per bag)
4 TCC personnel/1 APSC Response Coordinator
For Valdez Star Crew-Brian Bancroft Trainee 2/M (off Nanuq)/Chris Holmes Trainee Captain (Stalwart)
0048 Global Offshore Diving and Salvage on Stand-By
0113 Conference-Art Knowle, Gail Colby and Charlie Nalen-TAPS owners/Kathy Zinn (Valdez Terminal Manager) agree to allow access to spill response resources (Verbal Agreement-awaiting written request from Charlie Nalen)
0330 R & R Diving Report-extensive bottom damage
0430 Alaska Challenger Departure from scene
R & R Diving ETA Port 0630
0640 Fishing Vessels Deployed
Lisa Michelle (Scott Caruthers)-Boom Tender
Steven Daniel (Steve Alley)-Current Buster
Alaskan Spirit (Pat Day)-Current Buster
Northern Girl (Delbert Ferrier)-Boom Tender
Deserie Lynne (Kyle Rennie)-Skimmer and Mini Barge System
Lucky (Bill Copeland)
0645 2 Kjichak boats deployed
Jerry Saylors and Doc Cummings (SERVS Response Coordinators)
0730 Alaska Challenger returns to port
0805 Boom deployment complete
0900 ETA Chadeaux Chartered Flights
0930 Mark Delozier over flight-chartered SERVS helo
0940 Endurance ETD Port (ETA Busby 1215)
Current Buster
Mini Barge
Wilden (diaphragm) Pump
Parastatic Pump
1000 ft suction/50 ft discharge
0958 Weather Report-Bligh Reef winds out of 010 degrees true 16 knots gusting 18 knots
1000 Endurance tasked to investigate sheen
1015 helo over flight reported 50 x 500ft sheen approx ≤ mile off Glacier Island between Finski Point and Bullhead-grey rainbow sheen mix
1130 ETA Coast Guard Helo Over flight

Note from Donna Schantz, PWSRCAC Acting Executive Director: the “1015 helo over flight reported a sheen approx ≤ mile off Glacier Island between Finski Point and Bullhead-grey rainbow sheen mix” According to Stan Stephens, all the sea lions should be out of there by now (Bullhead is a sea lion haul out). We are waiting for photos from the overflight and more info on the response effort. Joel Kennedy is at the Crowley Emergency Operations Center.