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Shell to tow Arctic drilling vessels to Asia for repairs

In December, the Kulluk was being towed to Seattle for off-season maintenance when it repeatedly lost tow lines during a brutal Gulf of Alaska winter storm.

Was one ship enough to tow Shell oil drilling rig in Gulf of Alaska?

Data from buoys in the Gulf of Alaska show that gale force winds -- 39 mph or stronger -- occur 15 percent of the time during December and January, according to the weather service.

Shell's Arctic oil exploration operation faces multiple investigations

· Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced "an expedited, high-level assessment" of Shell's 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.· The Coast Guard commander for Alaska...

Grounded Shell drilling rig has Alaska village residents concerned

On Thursday, a week after the Kulluk and the Shell-contracted ship towing it first got into trouble, and three days after the grounding during a fierce Gulf of Alaska storm, the community was on...

Storm impedes salvage of grounded drilling ship

High seas and strong winds prevented crews from boarding an oil drilling ship to check for any damage after the large vessel went aground off an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska.

Shell drill ship runs aground on island off Alaska

Officials at a unified command center run by the Coast Guard, Shell, state responders and others said the Kulluk grounded Monday night on rocks off the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, an...

Shell Oil drilling vessel is adrift in Gulf of Alaska

But it cannot propel itself, and a series of failures involving it began on Thursday during a stormy Gulf of Alaska crossing.

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Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding

The Kulluk was under tow and bound from the Aleutian Islands' Dutch Harbor to a Seattle shipyard...

Washington among 5 states getting money for tsunami debris cleanup

Chris Pallister, president of the beach-cleaning group Gulf of Alaska Keeper, estimated based...

States to get initial money from Japanese gift

Chris Pallister, president of the beach-cleaning group Gulf of Alaska Keeper, estimated based...

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Shell's Kulluk Hearing To Begin Monday With Coast Guard Testimony

A photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a salvage team wrapping up lines from an...

States to get initial money from Japanese gift

Chris Pallister, president of the beach-cleaning group Gulf of Alaska Keeper, estimated based...

Anchorage: Rare May Snow Could Rank in Top Five

A storm will move north through the Gulf of Alaska on Thursday, initially spreading intermittent...

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Environmental Groups to Seek Hold on Arctic Drill Permits

An accident involving a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig in the Gulf of Alaska is giving fresh...

Shell drill ship still floats off Alaskan coast

Jan. 3 - Unified command says the Kulluk is still aground on Sitkalidak Island in the Gulf of...

Storm impedes salvage of grounded drilling ship

ANCHORAGE, Alaska High seas and strong winds prevented crews from boarding an oil drilling ship...