Sunday, January 6, 2013

Weather disrupts Shell efforts to free Alaska oil rig

Reuters: The U.S. Coast Guard and Shell were making fresh preparations on Sunday to tow a grounded Alaska oil rig, saying crews would keep trying to connect a tow line after rough weather prevented their efforts all Saturday. According to a news release from the unified grounding response team, the aim, once the conditions are right, is to tow the rig to a sheltered bay nearby so experts can make a better assessment of its sea worthiness. Officials have declined to speculate on the exact timing of the...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/06/us-alaska-ship-towing-idUSBRE9050BC20130106?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
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