Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians

1. Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians

4. Review of AIS Data from Scotch Cap

5. Scotch Cap, Unimak Pass before the April 1, 1946 tsunami

7. Remains of lighthouse after April 1, 1946 tsunami

8. AIS Data October 2005 through June 2006 Provided by Marine Exchange of Alaska

11. Observation #1 Unimak Pass transits are under-reported due to timing of data query.

12. Observation #2 Eastbound Unimak Pass Great Circle traffic is only a fraction of Westbound traffic

13. Courtesy of Marine Exchange of Alaska

16. Observation #3 About 17% of Unimak Pass Great Circle traffic originates from California. Our original analysis did pick up on this.

18. Local Traffic

19. Local Traffic Includes • ADF&G Enforcement • Aleutian Trade Act Freighters • Container Ships • Fishing Vessels (400) • Ocean Research • Product Tanker (1) • Reefer Cargo • Towing Vessels

20. Large Vessels Calling at Aleutian Ports • 70 container ship calls with a typical fuel capacity of 1.8 million gallons of persistent • 200 reefer/tramper ships port calls with a typical fuel capacity of 300,000 gallons • AIS Scotch Cap data reports about 900 Unimak Pass transits by ‘local traffic’; over 700 of which were fishing vessels

21. Weather • Could be better • Prevailing winds in the islands blow from the south and the west • The Aleutians Sub-area Plan provides current diagrams

22. Foreign Vessel Casualties(1991-2004) • Forty-five (45) foreign vessel casualties • These reports to the Coast Guard included 16 loss of maneuverability incidents. • We believe that foreign vessel casualties are probably under reported;

23. US Vessel Casualties(1990-2005) • 413 casualties effecting seaworthiness reported to USCG • Vessels usually smaller than foreign vessel incidents, mostly fishing vessels