Getting your licence is exciting, but the first insurance quote can feel like a punch in the wallet. New drivers in Canada routinely pay two to four times more than experienced motorists. The good news? Understanding how the system works and making smart choices can cut that sting dramatically. For those just starting out, find affordable new driver insurance […]
Unalaska’s Department of Public Works has punched through the last of the giant snow drifts blocking Overland Drive. While the East Coast and much of the mid-west struggles with intolerable heat and humidity Sonia Handforth-Kome takes a walk on the cool upper reaches of the mountain road.
One of the foxes who frequents the yard of the Cathedral of the Holy Ascension yawns as she awakens from her late-afternoon nap on the grass Tuesday. Unalaska’s weather for the Independence Day festivities should be sunny and warm with light breezes. Yawning in canines is an appeasement gesture, something also referred to as a […]
The three men injured while trying to repair an ammonia leak on the vessel Excellence Friday are doing well. The ship’s chief engineer was treated and released at the Iliuliuk Health Clinic in Unalaska on Friday. Two employees of Alfa Welding were air lifted to Anchorage Friday with more serious injuries. One was released Saturday […]
The heavy lift vessel Xiang Rui Kou with Shell’s drill rig Kulluk aboard slipped anchor Wednesday morning and headed for Singapore. A vessel tracking site showed the large ship with seriously large cargo moving at a respectable 13 knots. When towed by the powerful tug Aiviq the Kulluk made only 4 knots. The passage should […]
Shell’s drill rig Kulluk was loaded aboard the Chinese heavy lift transport ship Xiang Rui Kou Tuesday in Captains Bay, Unalaska. To bring the Kulluk aboard the XRK submerged its decks nearly 25 meters. Tugs then eased the Kulluk into position above the sunken deck of the transport. The Kulluq draws 47 feet of water, […]
Shell’s drill rig Kulluk is aboard the Chinese heavy lift transport ship Xiang Rui Kou and ready for the long voyage to Singapore. Tuesday morning the XRK left Captains Bay and is moored in Broad Bay, awaiting a break in the weather. As the giant vessel passed out of Captains Bay workers were visible working […]
At 10:10 p.m, Jan. 6, the drilling rig Kulluk was successfully refloated. There were no reported injuries and no indication of an oil spill resulting from the pull-off from the grounding. The Aiviq is towing the Kulluk toward Kiliuda Bay. The assessment team on board the rig continues to assess it while en route. The […]
Every move Shell makes in the company’s drive to extract oil from the Arctic seas is watched under a magnifying glass. They have spent billions of dollars on lawyers and technology in their attempt to satisfy legal and technical obstacles, many of which are so strict and so arcane as to defy logic. And as […]
Shell is spending a million bucks to undo the damage of a couple hours of not watching the boat. They’re saying there was no physical damage to the Noble Discoverer, but that’s not the sort of damage Shell is worried about anyway. They’re fighting a credibility war with powerful forces who don’t think Shell belongs […]
