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Runaway Alaska oil rig dragged two tugs for miles

2013-01-02 22:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The runaway oil rig that ran aground in Alaska on New Year's Eve dragged two vessels trying to control it more than 10 miles toward shore in just over an hour before the crews cut it loose to save themselves in "near hurricane" conditions. Details were still emerging on Wednesday from the U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Dutch/Shell, the company at the center of a controversial and accident-prone Arctic oil drilling program of which the Kulluk drillship is a vital part. They paint a frightening picture...

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