Tag: oil-spill

It was Dr. Monnett in the Email, Leaking to Rick Steiner and PEER Recently, a Shell drilling vessel, the Kulluk,  broke free from it’s towing lines in a storm and ran aground.  Personnel on the platform had to be rescued by the Coast Guard and there is now a major effort to refloat the Kulluk and ensure there is no secondary damage from oil leaks and such.  Neven (who else) has a good summary of the situation and can be relied on to update as sensible.