Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Kulluk-Drill-Rig-Crew-Evacuated-27MZIFV73PF7.htmlConceptually similarKulluk Drill Rig Crew EvacuatedGP04ERGCompleted★★★★Kulluk Drill Rig Runs Aground in AlaskaGP04EU9Completed★★★★Vessels Attempt to Tow Kulluk Drill RigGP04ERJCompleted★★★★Kulluk Rig Assessment off Kodiak IslandGP04F8QCompleted★★★★Kulluk Rig Assessment off Kodiak IslandGP04F8RCompleted★★★★Dill rig Kulluk in Kiliuda BayGP04FBICompleted★★★★Kulluk Life Raft On Shore in AlaskaGP04F2CCompleted★★★★Kulluk Drill Rig Runs Aground in AlaskaGP04F2DCompleted★★★★Vessels Attempt to Tow Kulluk Drill RigGP04ERHCompleted★★★★View AllGP04ERFKulluk Drill Rig Crew EvacuatedA Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Air Station Kodiak conducts the 13th hoist of 18 crewmen from the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The tug Aiviq suffered problems towing the Kulluk prompting the Coast Guard to deploy cutters and aircraft while Royal Dutch Shell dispatched additional tugs.Locations:Gulf of Alaska-United States of AmericaDate:29 Dec, 2012Credit:© The United States Coast GuardMaximum size:2500px X 1787pxRestrictions:GREENPEACE USE ONLY. NO FUNDRAISING. NO EXTERNAL LICENSING OR SALES.Keywords:Accidents-Aerial view-Coast guards-Day-Helicopters-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-Offshore drilling-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil rigs-Outdoors-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Shell (commercial business)Shoot:Kulluk Drill Rig Runs Aground in AlaskaShell’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.Related Collections:Shell's Arctic Oil Rig Kulluk Runs Aground in Alaska (all photographers)
