Nathan Buchanan has joined the ranks of Buchanan Skippers! He bought a boat in 2016 and fished the season, alongside his uncle Tom Buchanan. Nate grew up fishing with his dad, cousin and uncle. Now he’s a skipper of his own boat. Way to go Nate!!
Oil Spill Response Training
Every year for the past 26 years Tom and his boat have participated in the regional oil spill response training, instituted after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Prince William Sound.
Tom was badly impacted by the spill and he continues, with many others, to try to improve future responses to any similar disaster.
The Anchorage news team from KTVA channel 11 was on the water for the last training drill and took this footage of Tom’s boat training with oil containment equipment.
Here’s a link to the full story with video – http://www.ktva.com/oil-response-training-keeps-fishermen-prepared-for-a-spill-399/
Working Together
Pre-season prep, repairs and improvements have taken up a lot of time but through it all brothers Tom and Steve make it happen. We all can’t wait for the first day of fishing! Here they both are working on the hatch covers for the DollyB, which needed a lot of TLC after 30+ years of fishing. They are on the last step of adding fiberglass and resin to the repairs Tom made.
