Salvors board stricken Kulluk

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Eoin O'Cinneide

 03 January 2013 08:54 GMT

Salvage experts have been on board the Shell-owned drilling unit Kulluk which remains grounded off the Alaskan coast.

A team of five personnel was airlifted to the unit by a US Coast Guard helicopter at around 10:30 local time on Wednesday morning. Authorities had previously stated the team consisted of six personnel.

The experts from Smit Salvage conducted an initial assessment of the situation lasting around three hours before they were once again taken off board.

The USCG said it had also airlifted a state-owned emergency towing system to the unit to be used during salvage operations.

Authorities had been waiting for a break in severe weather conditions to be able to…

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