Posted on January 14, 2013 at 10:57 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy
In the week that Shell’s Kulluk drilling rig has been anchored in Alaska’s sheltered Kiliuda Bay, workers have scrutinized its exterior and studied conditions inside the 266-foot vessel.
Remote-operated vehicles and divers have been evaluating the hull of the conical drilling unit, which beached Dec. 31 on an uninhabited Alaskan island 30 miles away. That underwater assessment finished late Saturday, and workers are now analyzing data from the examination to determine what will happen next with the rig.