Kulluk Prepared for Transport to Asia for Repairs

Shell Oil's drill ship Kulluk sits aboard the Xiang Rui Kou heavy lift transport ship in Captains Bay in Unalaska. The Kulluk, a circular barge with a diameter as long as nearly three basketball courts, broke away from its towing vessel in late December on its way to a shipyard in Washington State. On New Year's Eve it ran aground off a remote Alaska Island near Kodiak Island. It was pulled off six days later but requires repairs. The Kulluk will be loaded onto the heavy lift vessel for transport to a shipyard in Asia.