RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:  Thursday, May 6, 1993

Broadcast: By 0830 ET

INCIDENTS

93-231 - Gulf Island (Mississippi/Florida) - Oil Spill

Park personnel are preparing for several thousand gallons of oil to come 
ashore on Petit Bois Island, a designated wilderness area.  Approximately
6,000 gallons of number six heating oil (Navy heavy) was released in
Mississippi Sound around 1 a.m. on May 3rd when a barge operated by
Hollywood Marine of Houston, Texas, was damaged in severe weather.  Cleanup
efforts are being coordinated by the company, and a company vice president,
Steve Valerius, is serving as incident commander.  Park personnel have been
assisting with incident planning and oil movement monitoring.  As many as
six skimmers have been working throughout the sound, and several mainland
areas have deployed containment booms.  Unfortunately, the bulk of the oil
has coagulated and sunk, leaving beach cleanup as the only viable
alternative.  It is hoped that the low toxicity of the oil will help keep
wildlife impacts to a minimum.  [GUIS, 5/5]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at SERO superintendents' conference (5/5-5/7).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin at uniform boot meeting
(5/2-5/4); Halainen at uniform boot meeting (5/3-5/5) and MAR/NAR/NCR fee
coordinator meeting (5/6); Dickerhoof at MAR/NAR/NCR fee coordinator meeting
(5/5) and counter-terrorism conference (5/7); Berkowitz at LE training
course (5/2-5/5); Smith at wildlife law enforcement coordinator conference
(5/6-5/9).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Broyles at overhead development course review
and uniform boot meeting (5/2-5/7); Cook at filming session for fire
management video (5/3-5/12); Gale on AL (5/3-5/7).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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