Kulluk Drill Rig Runs Aground in Alaska

The conical drilling unit Kulluk sits aground 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, on the shore of Sitkalidak Island January 2, 2013. Salvage crews are working to remove the Kulluk from the beach.

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Unique identifier: GP04EU8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/01/2013

Locations: Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Sitkalidak 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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