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Scientists say stranded whale was sick
2013-02-02 10:43:41| Airlines - Topix.net
The baby humpback whale that stranded itself off East Honolulu in January was very sick, according to scientists.
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Shell Oil Drilling Platform Stranded In sensitive Arctic Region
2013-01-10 03:38:56| oilandgasonline News Articles
The multinational oil giant Shell is facing fresh criticism of its Arctic offshore oil drilling programme, after one of its platforms was left stranded in an environmentally sensitive area of the Alaskan coast.
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Rough Weather Hinders Work to Move Rig Stranded in Alaska
2013-01-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Taking advantage of a break in the weather, salvage crews on Sunday attached a tow line to a drilling rig that ran aground last week in the Gulf of Alaska. Officials said that the rig, the Kulluk, was stable and that there was no sign of environmental damage. With the line attached to a ship, the Aiviq, preparations were under way to move the rig from its spot along a rocky shoreline on Sitkalidak Island to a sheltered harbor for inspection. We have made the tow connection to the Kulluk, said...
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No Sign of Spill as Salvage Team Reaches Stranded Alaska Oil Rig
2013-01-03 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A salvage team was able to board the stranded Kulluk oil rig where it remained beached Wednesday on a remote Alaska shoreline, and authorities said there was still no evidence of fuel leakage into the churning surf. But questions remained about whether the fuel tanks aboard the vessel were completely undamaged, Coast Guard Capt. Paul Mehler, the federal response commander, said at a briefing Wednesday night. Authorities are primarily worried that fuel stored on board the vessel could leak and...
Shell oil drilling platform stranded in sensitive Arctic region
2013-01-02 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The multinational oil giant Shell is facing fresh criticism of its Arctic offshore oil drilling programme, after one of its platforms was left stranded in an environmentally sensitive area of the Alaskan coast. The rig, called Kulluk, ran aground on an uninhabited island during a storm at the weekend while being towed back to Seattle for maintenance. By high winds and heavy seas were still preventing crewmen from boarding to check for damage. No leak has so far been seen from the rig, which is...
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