Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Shell-Drill-Ship-Transported-in-Alaska-27MZIFV5A9VO.htmlConceptually similarShell Drill Ship Transported in AlaskaGP04HSJCompleted★★★★Shell Drill Ship Transported in AlaskaGP04HSLCompleted★★★★Shell Drill Ship Transported in AlaskaGP04HSHCompleted★★★★Shell Drill Ship Transported in AlaskaGP04HSKCompleted★★★★★★Polar Pioneer Tug PositioningGP0STP3SWCompleted★★★★★★Polar Pioneer Tug PositioningGP0STP3SXCompleted★★★★★★Polar Pioneer Tug PositioningGP0STP3SYCompleted★★★★★★Polar Pioneer Tug PositioningGP0STP3T0Completed★★★★★★Polar Pioneer Tug PositioningGP0STP3T1Completed★★★★★★View AllGP04HSIShell Drill Ship Transported in AlaskaTugs carefully maneuver the Shell drilling rig Noble Discoverer over the hold of the transport ship Xiang Yunkou partially submerged to enable the loading in Seward.Locations:Alaska-North America-United States of AmericaDate:2 Mar, 2013Credit:© Carol Griswold / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6115px X 3631pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Mountains-Oceans (topography)-Offshore drilling-Oil (Industry)-Oil rigs-Outdoors-Shell (commercial business)-Transportation-WinterShoot:Shell Drill Ship Transported in AlaskaThe Shell drill ship Noble Discoverer is maneuvered aboard a semi-submersible transport ship in Seward, Alaska, for a trans-Pacific voyage. The Discoverer's operator, Noble Drilling Corp., arranged to dry-tow the Discoverer to South Korea for maintenance. In November, the U.S. Coast Guard found serious safety problems with the rig which Shell had planned to use in its Arctic Ocean drilling program in 2013.
