Kulluk Drill Rig Crew Evacuated

Crewmembers of the mobile drilling unit Kulluk arrive safely at Air Station Kodiak after being airlifted by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the vessel 80 miles southwest of Kodiak, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A total of 18 crewmembers of the mobile drilling unit were airlifted to safety after they suffered issues and setbacks with the tug and tow.

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Unique identifier: GP04ERG

Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/12/2012

Locations: Alaska, Kodiak, Kodiak Island, United States of America

Credit line: © The United States Coast Guard

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Kulluk Drill Rig Runs Aground in Alaska

Shell’s drill rig, the Kulluk, runs aground after being towed from the Arctic back to Dutch Harbour in Alaska, USA. Days of effort trying to guide the mobile offshore drilling rig through stormy Alaska seas hit a crisis on 31 Dec, when crew members were forced to disconnect the rig from its last remaining tow line and the vessel went aground on a small island south of Kodiak.

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