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The Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project, undergoes repairs on Swan Island, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Portland, Ore. (Sam Caravana/The Oregonian/AP)

U.S. Coast Guard investigation into damaged Shell icebreaker moves forward

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 13:24 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 18:32
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A Shell-contracted icebreaker damaged earlier this month in Unalaska Bay had up-to-date navigational charts on board, but the ship’s draft went deeper

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North Pole nuclear cruises season started

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 21:07
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Russia’s largest nuclear powered icebreaker is currently crushing the Arctic sea ice with 117 tourists on board. Powered with two