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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...
Arctic oil rig runs aground
2013-01-02 19:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On Monday night, an oil drilling rig owned by Dutch Royal Shell ran aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska, prompting fears of an oil spill. As of yesterday no oil was seen leaking from the rig according to the Coast Guard, but efforts to secure the rig have floundered due to extreme weather. The rig, dubbed Kulluk, contains over 140,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The incident occurred when harsh weather caused the rig to break free from a ship that was towing the Kulluk from the Arctic...
Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground Raising Grave Concerns of Drilling in the Arctic
2013-01-02 15:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak conducts hoists of the second of 18 crewmen from the mobile drilling unit Kulluk in 15 to 20-foot seas 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City Saturday, Dec. 29. The Coast Guard was prompted to rescue the crew of the Kulluk after there were problems with the tow Thursday and the weather conditions began to deteriorate. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. Despite warnings from wildlife advocates of the risks...
Shell under fire as Arctic oil rig runs aground
2013-01-02 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Environmental campaigners have stepped up calls for a moratorium on offshore drilling in the Arctic oceans, after a rig operated by Shell ran aground off Kodiak Island in Alaska. The Kulluk rig broke free of Shell's Aiviq tug in stormy conditions last Thursday and after repeated failed attempts to restore the towing lines the rig ran aground on Sitkalidak Island off the southern end of Kodiak in water around 40ft deep. The US Coast Guard reported yesterday that the rig, which is estimated to...
Oil Drilling Rig Runs Aground In Gulf Of Alaska
2013-01-01 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: An oil drilling rig holding more than 150,000 gallons of diesel, lubricating oil, and hydraulic fluid has run aground near Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, after it was being towed during a storm. The crew was evacuated before the rig was incapacitated. "The rig ran aground in a storm, with waves up to 35 feet and wind to 70 miles per hour," reports Jeff Brady, on NPR's Newscast. The Shell Oil rig is "about 250 miles south of Anchorage," Jeff says. Update at 6:13 p.m. ET. No Sign of a Leak....
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