The owner of the freighter that spilled tons of soybeans and 340,000 gallons of fuel off an Aleutian Island nearly three years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor federal counts.
Selendang Ayu owner pleads guilty
The owner of the freighter that spilled tons of soybeans and 340,000 gallons of fuel off an Aleutian Island nearly three years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor federal counts.
All of Selendang Ayu's oil, soybeans have been cleaned up and removed.
All of Selendang Ayu's oil, soybeans have been cleaned up and removed.
Salvagers battle time and tides
Divers with underwater cutting torches and a crane operator on a bobbing barge are dismantling the tilted wreckage of the Selendang Ayu.
Salvagers battle time and tides
Divers with underwater cutting torches and a crane operator on a bobbing barge are dismantling the tilted wreckage of the Selendang Ayu.
Unsettled Selendang wreckage spills fuel
Winter storms have driven the wrecked stern of the Selendang Ayu closer to shore and spilled more fuel into the ocean off Unalaska Island, state and federal officials said Tuesday.
Selendang wreck gets close look
There's a cold, gray world swirling around the wreck of the Selendang Ayu, one of darting fish and pale soybeans and the occasional white-gloved diver sifting rubble and rocks on the ocean floor, searching for traces of oil.
Inaction on Selendang Ayu unacceptable
The recent grounding of the Selendang Ayu in the Aleutians was an entirely preventable and unacceptable tragedy. Lost were the lives of six crewmen, the vessel and its cargo, and more than 320,000 gallons of fuel spilled into the near-shore ecosystem. Acc
Selendang Ayu cleanup crews head to Unalaska Island
Crews have been mobilized to resume beach cleanup on Unalaska Island where last December a freighter grounded offshore and broke apart, spilling soybeans and tens of thousands of gallons of fuel oil.
Selendang captain pleads guilty
The captain of the Selendang Ayu pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage to a single charge of lying to federal investigators looking into his vessel's wreck on the rocks near Unalaska in December.
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