Alaska (AP) - royal Dutch shell company will try our best to put the earth drilling ship traction attempt, in conditions allow the most serious north Pacific anger.
Shell incident commander Sean Churchfield said at a news conference on Saturday, and naval architect has announced that Kulluk, suitable to be towed away. Try to will depend on the weather, tidal and preparation, "he said.
"I can't offer you company. Now, prepare for traction depends on the weather and the operation of the restrictions," Churchfield said. "We will be looking for as long as we are ready, able to ship."
If drilling ship was from rock close Sitkalidak island, it will be towed away 30 miles of housing in the Kodiak island Kiliuda bay, bay city Kodiak island southeast about 43 kilometers.
In the Kulluk barge diameter with a funnel shaped, reinforced hull, it allows operation in ice 266 feet is a circular. Two shell drill last year in the arctic ocean is one of the ship, it has a 160 - foot - derrick rose from its center, not its propulsion system.
Trailer will try to by the same ship lost Kulluk last month in test chart will be its move to Seattle. 360 - foot - long anchor handling procedure, Aiviq Kulluk, the line between broke the December 27,. Four weight between the connecting Aiviq or other ships in the stormy weather also broke.
Control in drilling ship is complicated engine failure experience Aiviq four engine. A preliminary investigation pointed out that poor fuel, but this is decisive, Churchfield said. Edison CHOUEST Marine crew treated fuel and filter.
"So far, we have not seen these problems happen again," he said.
"The tank Kulluk remain unchanged, are there any plans to cancel, an estimated 150000 gallons of diesel oil from Kulluk, will propose a set of different risk, Churchfield said. Other goods will remain unchanged.
The coast guard captain Paul miller, the site coordinator, said there was no divers in the water, but already from the small sea patrol boat detection and discussed, and the ships of the local fishermen stay in a rocky bottom.
Not every piece of equipment on Saturday afternoon, he said.
"Two, I know, we have a big generator and we have a trailer connection. It is actually a scalable a piece, will do performance. It is a key piece, now we lack of the right," miller said.
More than 600 people back to work.
Dan Magone, who worked in other major stranded in Alaska, in a day before the ships of doubt can simply to be towed.
"I was really shocked, if it is so easily run aground, gently damage, can go to pull it discount, immediately said:" Magone, President of the Magone ocean, in a telephone interview from his headquarters in the Netherlands port.
Magone is not working Kulluk salvage, but has the rich experience and other major stranded, including Selendang smelt, cargo ship accident in December 2004 oona las card island. SiMiTe fishing, the Dutch company invites fishing Kulluk, also the wreck.
Magone company is according to the contract of the other debris - fishing boat fuel has been deleted - but his wait until spring to finish the work. This is often occur daily stranded in the area of winter, "he said.
"The insurance company is not willing to pay more money than they want to get debris, so, why our equipment, our staff risk, spend more money with one thousand percent in winter, you can wait until the weather is good, do it?" Magone said.
"This is very normal. Of course, such a big catastrophe, there are all kinds of pressure and everything, but there is a limit to, you can do anything," he said.
Shell in the report through the open hatch into the deck, and the sea surface damage. Water has eliminated the routine and emergency generator, a portable generator is placed on board on Friday.
In, to determine whether Kulluk can float off hull will be critical conditions.




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