Hull damage forces Shell Arctic support ship in for repairs
BY MARK THIESSEN: Associated Press: July 7, 2015
An icebreaker carrying a key piece of equipment for Arctic drilling planned by Royal Dutch Shell off the northern coast of Alaska was forced to return to dock after a hole more than three feet long was discovered in its hull, the company said Tuesday.
It was unclear if the mishap would delay Shell’s plan for drilling this summer.
The crew of the Fennica discovered the leak in a ballast tank on Friday as the ship was leaving the channel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on its way to the Arctic, Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said.
The company had not determined if repairs can be made to the breach measuring about 39 inches long and a half-inch wide while the ship remains in Dutch Harbor or if it will have to go to drydock for the work.
Smith said bad weather had kept Shell from getting an inspector to Dutch Harbor for almost two days.
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