Kayakers will greet Shell Oil icebreaker this weekend

Kayakers will greet Shell Oil icebreaker this weekend

Jul 25th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Friday, 24 July 2015 14:19 | Written by Steve Law

Adopting a page from Seattle protesters, Portlanders concerned about oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean will take to kayaks on Saturday, when Shell Oil’s icebreaker, the Fennica, is expected to arrive at Swan Island for needed repairs. The icebreaker is needed in the Arctic as part of Shell’s plan to explore for oil in the environmentally sensitive northern waters.

A flotilla of “kayaktivists” and others are expected to assemble at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Swan Island boat ramp at the end of North Basin Avenue. The flotilla is scheduled to launch at 4 p.m.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Chukchi Sea, Environment, Gulf of Alaska, Oil Spill, Pollution,Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, United States.
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Shell icebreaker bound for Portland

Shell icebreaker bound for Portland

Jul 25th, 2015

by John Donovan. 

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Protests are expected to greet vessel

EO Media Group: 24 July 2015

Royal Dutch Shell’s MSV Fennica icebreaker vessel passed through Astoria Friday evening and picked up a U.S. Coast Guard escort on its way up the Columbia River to Portland.

The vessel, which suffered a 39-inch gash in its hull and is bound for a Portland shipyard for repairs, is expected to be met by protesters concerned about Shell’s exploration of the high Arctic for oil and gas.

“The ship was on its way to support Shell’s drilling fleet as the company commences putting in two exploratory wells 70 miles off the coast of Alaska. The Chukchi Sea’s icy waters make it far too dangerous to drill without icebreaker ships in support,” according to Sightline, an online news source.

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