Shoreline Clean Up Operations at Skan Bay North, Segment SKN-14, December 30, 2004.

Location of Shoreline Segment SKN-14

Lower Boom Placement in Northern Estuary (SKN-14).

Donning Personal Protective Equipment

Crews Deploying to Small Island for Clean-up Ops.

Crews used Both the Pitchforks and their Hands to Collect the Oil.

Oiled Shore Grass Being Collected and Placed into Oily Waste Bags.

Crews Working to Recover Heavy Oiled Asphalt Patch on Island.

Oiled Asphalt / Tar Patches on Island. White Specks are Soybeans.

Asphalt / Tar Oil On Top and Mixed with Shore Grass.

As Tide Receded, More Oiled Shoreline Grass was Exposed and Recovered.

Bagging Oiled Soaked Grass and Debris.

Double Bagging the Used Full Oily Waste Bags.

Pile of Double Bagged Oily Waste Bags Waiting to be Transported Back to the R/V Cape Flattery.

Crews Starting Clean-up on Sand Beach at Mouth of Northern Estuary.

Weathered Oil Partially Buried on Sand Beach

Buried Oil About One (1) Inch Below Surface.

Clump of Buried Oil Recovered During Clean-up Operations.

Clean-up Crews Searching for Buried Oil Along Sand Beach.

Raking Sand for Signs of Buried Oil.

Close-up of Recovered Buried Oil.

Double Bagging and Transporting Oily Waste Bags Back to the R/V Cape Flattery.

Shoreline / Clean Up Operations Onboard the R/V Cape Flattery for December 30, 2004 :

Summary

• Conducted Clean-up Ops in the Northern Estuary of SkanBay (SKN-14).

• 583 Bags of Oily Waste Generated (Completed in First Full Workday of Deployment).

• No Oiled Deceased Wildlife Observed or Collected.

• No Injuries or Personnel Accidents Reported.