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"Damaged Shell Icebreaker Arrives in Oregon for Repairs" [1]

"PORTLAND, Ore. — Environmental activists in Portland are protesting the arrival of the Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project after it’s repaired.

The damaged ship, a 380-foot icebreaker, arrived at a Swan Island dry dock about 3 a.m. Saturday. The icebreaker is a key part of Shell’s exploration and spill-response plan off Alaska’s northwest coast. It protects Shell’s fleet from ice and carries equipment that can stop gushing oil.

The Fennica was damaged earlier this month in the Aleutian Islands when it struck an underwater obstruction, tearing a gash in its hull."

The Associated Press had the story July 25, 2015. [2]

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Public [6]
Source: AP [2], 07/27/2015
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/damaged-shell-icebreaker-arrives-oregon-repairs [2] http://www.wacotrib.com/news/ap_nation/headlines/damaged-shell-icebreaker-arrives-in-oregon-for-repairs/article_a6e74208-4316-5bd6-a11e-cd9222c298ab.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81