A large floating rig, A week ago in A remote Alaskan island stranded arrived on Monday as planned in the Kodiak island bay home be drag about 45 kilometers, high 15 feet, officials through the expansion said.
, the royal Dutch shell PLC container remove rock Sunday night, and was dragged from the southeast side of the Sitkalidak island, where it sat there exposure to complete, angry bay, Alaska winter storm ground near the beach, since New Year's eve.
Kulluk - a circular barge with a diameter for nearly three basketball court - be drag about 12 hours of protecting water Kiliuda bay, where will accept the further inspection, including its hull underwater see.
"We can't more profound impression, response and recovery staff is safe, in their efforts, the mobile Kulluk offshore meticulous caliber," shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith said, through the email.
The ship will remain in the gulf to 69 kilometers southwest of the city of Kodiak island until inspectors examine the conditions and coast guard to remove it. Shell incident commander Churchfield Sean said, have on schedule.
"Until we have damage assessment, we will not be able to develop these plans, Churchfield said:" in a news conference on Monday.
Move to make great efforts and salvage ship involving more than 730 people, according to a unified command, including the coast guard, shell company and the contractor in traction and rescue operation. 11 people - fishing boat crew ten people, shell sales representative
Shell previously reported open hatch in, through the top of the deck, and the sea surface damage. Water has eliminated the routine and emergency generator, a portable generator is placed on board last week.
Kulluk is 266 feet, diameter and in the middle of the derrick and a funnel shaped, reinforced hull, allowing it to operate in the ice. It's mast to rise 160 feet. Barge drill out last year in beaufort sea and led Seattle upgrade and maintenance is in trouble.
The tug, 360 feet of anchor handling procedure Aiviq, December 27 lost its line, in the stormy sea hours after its all four engines lost power, may be due to pollution Kulluk fuel.
Four to connecting line between the Aiviq or other ships also broke in stormy weather. New Year's eve Aiviq again broke the line, leave Kulluk connected to tug alarm.
The coast guard captain Paul miller, the site coordinator, said on Monday, alarm also experienced mechanical problems, and in the evening Kulluk stranded. The agency is investigating.
"Understanding night's response was, when her maximum power, engine problem," miller said. "They didn't recover, in thirty minutes details, I can't answer."
Ground inspection sure, may be dragged Kulluk, and in Sunday's Aiviq reconnect a tow garage. Tension test line on Sunday night, increase the water near, Churchfield said.
He's not in the scene, but didn't hear complications.
", Kulluk to quite easy, will be my evaluation, "he said.
Mailer said, "he is in command center rescue report Kulluk broken rock.
"I wouldn't say, I see anyone high fiving," miller said. "I would say is, of course, there is a feeling of relief, but now I realize that we have more work to do."
Similarly, tow "has almost according to plan," Churchfield said.
Inspection involves underwater hull diver or remote underwater navigation or diving, or both look at, "he said.
Kulluk will be tied to the gulf of the two tug will try to set its location. And he said, if you don't work, additional tug will be used to keep it in place. Four tug at the scene.
Drill container tug of war with infrared equipment after watching oil sheens, reported no petroleum emissions.
 



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