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Damaged Shell icebreaker arrives in Oregon for repairs
2015-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmental activists in Portland are protesting the arrival of the Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project after it's repaired. The damaged ship, a 380-foot icebreaker, arrived at a Swan Island dry dock about 3 a.m. Saturday. The icebreaker is a key part of Shell's exploration and spill-response plan off Alaska's northwest coast. It protects Shell's fleet from ice and carries equipment that can stop gushing oil. The Fennica was damaged...
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