That’s what’s unfolding this week in Alaska, where a Shell drilling rig called the Kulluk broke free from a tow ship in stormy seas on New Year’s Eve before running aground on the southeast coast of Sitkalidak Island, near the larger island of Kodiak.
[pdf] From 1983 to 1993, the rig was operated by in . She was mothballed in 1993, and in 2005 she was acquired by and underwent intensive refurbishment. In January. .
Kulluk was strengthened against ice with 3 in (76 mm) thick, reinforced steel, and a funnel-shaped with flared sides enabling her to operate in Arctic waters as moving ice was deflected downwards and was broke. .
• on the CIMSS Satellite Blog• McKenzie Funk, , New York Times Magazine, December 30, 2014.
[pdf] Seattle has been a staging point for those seeking to exploit the natural resources of the Alaska region since the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, when the city was the main supply center and departure point for prospectors heading to the gold fields of Alaska and the Yukon. The perception by some Alaskans that Seattle exerted undue influence on the Territory helped motivate their desire fo. OverviewProtests against Arctic drilling began in in 2015 in response to the news that the made an agreement with to berth and at the Port's T. .
In October 2013, Terminal 5's tenant, Eagle Maritime Services, made plans to relocate. The Port of Seattle decided to update T5, and they asked businesses, including , to find temporary uses for that terminal. F. .
On January 13, 2015, the first public meeting North Slope fleet at Terminal 5. On February 9, the lease with Shell was signed by Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick. When the deal became known, Seattle Mayor.
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