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Drilling barge pulled from rocks off Alaska island

By DAN JOLINGAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A large floating drill rig that ran aground a week ago on a remote Alaska island arrived as planned Monday in the shelter of a Kodiak Island bay after being towed about 45 miles through swells as high as 15 feet, officials said. The Royal Dutch

Salvors ready Shell drill ship for tow attempt

By DAN JOLINGAssociated press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC will try to move its grounded drill ship out of the worst of the North Pacific's fury with a towing attempt when conditions allow. Shell incident commander Sean Churchfield said at a press conference Saturday that

No fuel sheen, no sign that hull is breached

By MARY PEMBERTONAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Crews aboard two aircraft flew over an oil drilling ship Tuesday that went aground in a severe Alaska storm and saw no sign that the vessel was leaking fuel or that its hull had been breached. The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig used this

No fuel sheen, no sign that hull is breached

By MARY PEMBERTONAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Crews aboard two aircraft flew over an oil drilling ship Tuesday that went aground in a severe Alaska storm and saw no sign that the vessel was leaking fuel or that its hull had been breached. The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig used this