Shell drilling rig adrift again in Gulf of Alaska and four miles from land [View all]
Source: Anchorage Daily News
Update 8:30 p.m.
Royal Dutch Shell and a team that includes the Coast Guard just announced that the drilling rig, the Kulluk, is again adrift and just four miles from land on or near Kodiak Island.
In a brief statement emailed at 8:28 p.m., the command team said: "The Kulluk is estimated to be four miles from the nearest point of land. The safety of personnel and the environment remain the top priority. Difficult weather conditions are anticipated to continue throughout the day. Unified Command is considering all options."
The situation was evolving, the command team said. More information would be released when it became available.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2012/12/30/2738222/shell-drill-rig-adrift-again-in.html
Shell's attempt to drill offshore from Alaska has been an abysmal failure. I wish they'd just give it up.
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