Alaskan Supertanker "Sea River Kodiak" Lost Power in Prince William Sound January 17, 2010

The Alaskan supertanker "Sea River Kodiak" lost power at Hinchinbrook Entrance, at the mouth of Prince William Sound in Alaska, on January 17, 2010. Two tugs that were nearby had to come to the vessel's rescue and tow it back into the Sound for temporary repairs. The supertanker was fully laden at the time of the incident, with 25 million gallons of crude oilm on board.

This incident comes less than a month after an Alaskan tanker escort tug ran aground, incredible as it may seem, on Bligh Reef, also in Prince William Sound, discharging a portion of its diesel fuel into the Sound in the process. Bligh Reef, you may recall, is where the "Exxon Valdez" ran aground in April, 1989.

Sea River Maritime, operator of the "Sea River Kodiak", is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil.