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Nitewolf Champion Author Anchorage Posts:16,576 Points:2,107,595 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 7:04:59 PM Ignore Nitewolf Report Abuse DAN JOLING Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The united command overseeing the salvage of Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge that ran aground on a remote Alaska island will release minimal information on the vessel until an assessment is completed, a spokeswoman said. Shell's drill vessel Kulluk ran aground New Year's Eve on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island near Kodiak Island. On Jan. 6, it was pulled off the rocky bottom and towed a day later to protected waters in Kiliuda Bay within Kodiak Island. The operation is under the direction of unified command structure made up of the Shell, the Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the Kodiak Island Borough. The unified command has acknowledged that the vessel remains upright, has not leaked fuel and Visit Peninsula Clarion for full article

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DAN JOLING
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The united command overseeing the salvage of Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge that ran aground on a remote Alaska island will release minimal information on the vessel until an assessment is completed, a spokeswoman said.

Shell's drill vessel Kulluk ran aground New Year's Eve on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island near Kodiak Island. On Jan. 6, it was pulled off the rocky bottom and towed a day later to protected waters in Kiliuda Bay within Kodiak Island.

The operation is under the direction of unified command structure made up of the Shell, the Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the Kodiak Island Borough. The unified command has acknowledged that the vessel remains upright, has not leaked fuel and
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DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,365 Points:1,245,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 7:51:47 AM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse All is well!
Gary65 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,703 Points:785,595 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 10:47:52 AM Ignore Gary65 Report Abuse Greed at work, greed that went wrong and now will involve a cover-up no doubt.
txequitygas All-Star Author Houston Posts:804 Points:157,965 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 10:44:23 AM Ignore txequitygas Report Abuse Good work by the men involved. Situation got out of control, but they still manage to control damage and rescue the vessel. How many lines broke? Accidents will happen and in this case, the backups broke also. Damage looks to be minimal, I say that is a good result for what happened.. Get on with the repairs and get the vessel back to work.. And in the future, maybe the Coast Guard should have a tow vessel on standby for emergencies. Is that what the Coast if there for? Where was the Coast Guard when they were needed? How far away was their tow vessel? I hope they put that in the report..
TurkishMan All-Star Author Dallas Posts:690 Points:139,425 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 1:56:19 AM Ignore TurkishMan Report Abuse we are all getting screwed
Zing20 All-Star Author Fresno Posts:700 Points:174,070 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 11:56:26 PM Ignore Zing20 Report Abuse Not much news there.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,570 Points:1,546,325 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 10:41:09 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Loose lips sink ships.
lauren02TX Rookie Author Austin Posts:4 Points:17,680 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 10:15:46 PM Ignore lauren02TX Report Abuse The USCG will get to the bottom of it when their investagation is finished in about 4-6 months
Cellsite Champion Author Appleton Posts:1,241 Points:289,085 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 10:07:01 PM Ignore Cellsite Report Abuse News article about nothing. Come back when the report is finished.
eschroth442 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,089 Points:334,695 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 10:06:34 PM Ignore eschroth442 Report Abuse this had no big spill therefore big news
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,211 Points:720,835 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 10:05:52 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Less information will fuel more speculation.
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:4,244 Points:1,076,570 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 9:36:37 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse Collect the facts then divulge the information. Don't turn a towing accident into a Notre Dame football news media frenzy.
jl1rp Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,827 Points:360,180 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 9:34:03 PM Ignore jl1rp Report Abuse If is was made the deal with ice it should be OK.
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,955 Points:277,165 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 8:21:02 PM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse Tight lipped it is
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RBob Champion Author Portland Posts:3,384 Points:2,349,825 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 7:18:39 PM Ignore RBob Report Abuse Not real news, it is an appropriate action until the facts are known.