Shell Drill Rig Departs For Arctic

As promised, one of Shell Oil’s drill rigs left Unalaska Monday and is now bound for the Arctic.

The Kulluk drill ship departed early Monday afternoon, along with two of Shell’s tugboats, the Guardsman and the Warrior. Alaska marine pilot Richard Entenmann navigated the Kulluk, and he says the crew seemed happy to be heading north.

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