PSNS and IMF to conduct oil spill exercise

Published 10:16 am Thursday, June 18, 2015

BREMERTON – During the week of June 22, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility will be conducting a training exercise with the deployment of oil spill response equipment just off Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, in Sinclair Inlet.

PSNS and IMF conducts periodic exercises in order to train on and assess the operational readiness of the facility response team and spill response equipment, in addition to the effectiveness of the geographic response plans—booming strategies developed to protect environmentally sensitive areas.

Exercise activities may be visible to the public, including oil spill response boats performing tactical oil recovery methods. Nothing will be released into the water during the exercise. There will be no adverse effects on the marine environment.

For information regarding this exercise, please contact the PSNS and IMF public affairs office at 360-476-7111.