...more than 1,600 birds and half a dozen sea otters. The report, conducted by the Anchorage consulting firm of Parker Associates Inc., says there are currently "no public or private towing vessels in the Aleutians that could provide effective...

...Legislature should institute an interim protection program until a study is completed, Steiner said. Tom Lakosh of Parker Associates Inc., said the state or Coast Guard should commission building tug boats powerful enough to rescue massive freighters...