Landing Craft Heading To Dry Dock

The Krystal Sea, a landing craft in Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System (SERVS) fleet, will travel to Seward for dry docking and repairs after the vessel struck a rock in McPherson Passage on Saturday morning. The #4 port tank sustained damage. The tank was empty at the time of the incident. During a response, this tank would store recovered crude oil. No injuries occurred. The Krystal Sea returned to Port Valdez under its own power. Divers surveyed the damage on Sunday and placed a temporary patch on an approximately five-inch crack in the tank. The Krystal Sea will depart Valdez for Seward on Wednesday for permanent repairs. Both Kelly Ryan, owner and operator of the Krystal Sea, and the United States Coast Guard are investigating the incident.