US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

Auke Bay, Alaska (Oct. 24)--Jason Ginter, an environmental chemist with a local environmental consulting and engineering company, adjusts the position of absorbent boom surrounding the waterfront property at a residence north of Auke Bay recreation area this afternoon. More than 500 gallons of fuel spilled and covered the homeowners property Monday after oil company workers filled the homeowners tank. Officials are investigating the cause of the spill. The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and local oil company personnel are working to clean the spilled fuel facing Favorite Channel. USCG photo by PA1 Roger W. Wetherell