Corazza family and Alyeska's Vessel of Opportunity program

For the Corazza family, fishing is the family business. Rich, the captain of the F/V Malamute Kid, has fished in the waters of Southcentral Alaska for decades. His daughter Megan followed suit - buying a seiner when she was just twenty years old - and is now the captain of the F/V Centurion. Both have had their boats and crews in the SERVS Fishing Vessel Program for more than twenty years. Megan’s brother Rick is also a captain in the program. Today, more than 350 fishing boats and other vessels participate in the program. Each year, SERVS personnel conduct training in Kodiak, Seward, Homer, Whittier, Cordova and Valdez, supported by training partner organizations like Prince William Sound College, the United States Coast Guard, and others. More than 1500 crewmembers are trained on oil spill response equipment and tactics; they are a critical piece of Alyeska’s emergency preparedness. Rich and Megan recently reflected on their time in the program, as captains and as family. Learn more about the family and their connection to the program and Prince William Sound at www.alyeska-pipe.com/45-2009-a-family-conversation-about-the-vessel-of-opportunity-program.

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I just participated in this 3 day class in SEWARD AK. I learned so much and appreciate all those folks (some never been to Seward before) for having the classes, a few were out side in the AM and it was Seward weather, we only had to be out there for the class but, they taught ALL FOUR out there. Thank you Alyeska, for putting this on and educating us, hands on the third day, captains getting to know each other in our small town, it was good all around. -Fisherman FV Claire Oceana