Operators accused of dumping raw sewage into Kodiak, Alaska
United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Kimberly Christina Reidel-Byler, 46, and Darren K. Byler, 54, both residing near Kodiak, Alaska, charging them with offenses relating to the improper disposal of human waste into waters in and around Kodiak, Alaska. According to the Indictment filed in this case, the Bylers owned and operated the Wild Alaskan, a converted 94-foot Bering Sea crabber anchored in St. Herman Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska. Between June 25, 2014, and November 30, 2014, the Wild Alaskan was a floating bar and strip club. Customers were ferried to the vessel from shore by the Gulf Coast Responder, a 35-foot landing craft. During its operation, Kimberly Byler told the U.S. Coast Guard that human waste from the Wild Alaskan was being stored in a 5,000 gallon tank on the vessel, and then disposed of shore side by a commercial waste disposal firm. Darren Byler told the U.S. Coast Guard that waste from the Wild Alaskan was being disposed of at Pier 2, St. Herman Harbor, or that he would transport the human waste in the Gulf Coast Responder to a point three nautical miles offshore, where he would ...
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