'No leak' from stricken oil ship

Crews aboard two aircraft which flew over an oil drilling ship that went aground in a severe Alaska storm say there is no sign that the vessel is leaking fuel or that its hull has been breached.

Crews aboard two aircraft which flew over an oil drilling ship that went aground in a severe Alaska storm say there is no sign that the vessel is leaking fuel or that its hull has been breached.

The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig used this summer in the Arctic is aground off a small island near Kodiak Island, where the ship, the Kalluk, appeared stable, said federal on-scene response co-ordinator Captain Paul Mehler.

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