Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding
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The Kulluk in late December was under tow and bound from Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands to a Seattle shipyard.
Coast Guard finds 16 violations on Shell ship
86 days ago
It experienced a vibration problem in its propulsion system after leaving the Chukchi Sea, and an inspection in the Aleutian Islands port of Dutch Harbor was inconclusive.
Shell's foundering ship has some questioning wisdom of Arctic drilling
86 days ago
And a different Shell drilling rig, the Noble Discoverer, dragged anchor in Alaska's Dutch Harbor in July, had a small fire in its smokestack and was cited for safety and pollution issues.
Grounded AK drill barge called safe to tow
95 days ago
Three ocean-going tugs and a response vessel plan to accompany the Kulluk on its estimated 10-day trip to Dutch Harbor.
Shell to tow Arctic drilling vessels to Asia for repairs
96 days ago
In November after the drilling season, the Noble Discoverer was again staging in Dutch Harbor when an engine backfired and it suffered a short-lived fire in a smokestack.
Was one ship enough to tow Shell oil drilling rig in Gulf of Alaska?
125 days ago
Shipyard work is difficult in Dutch Harbor, he said, because of challenging logistics, unpredictable flying weather and a limited work force.
Salvage experts boards Shell drilling rig
136 days ago
"The Kulluk, under tow to the Seattle area from Dutch Harbor, broke free from its towline on Monday and grounded off Sitkalidak Island, just south of Kodiak Island.
Shell drill ship runs aground on island off Alaska
138 days ago
It was carrying a skeleton crew of 17 as it was towed by the Aiviq from Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands to Seattle for maintenance.
Shell Oil drilling vessel is adrift in Gulf of Alaska
139 days ago
At the start of Shell's 2012 drilling season, the Aiviq towed the Kulluk from a shipyard in Washington state to Dutch Harbor though eventually two tugs took over its handling in the Beaufort Sea,...