KIMO news
Story Created:
Jun 15, 2009 at 12:08 PM AKDT
Story Updated:
Jun 15, 2009 at 12:10 PM AKDT
Divers have begun to remove fuel from a
sunken oil supply ship in Alaska's Cook Inlet, but the work has
halted while crews figure out a way to stabilize a staging vessel
against the inlet's notorious tides.
Divers pumped out 1,000 gallons of an estimated 30,000 gallons
of diesel on board the Monarch Sunday.
But after the tides shifted, one of the anchors of the offshore
supply ship Perseverance broke free from the sea floor, swaying the
vessel from position.
Crews have since moved the vessel from its moorings at an oil
rig platform operated by Chevron Corp.
The 166-foot Monarch sank Jan. 15 when making a delivery to the
platform.
Jim Butler, a spokesman for Monarch's owner, says options
include dropping more anchors, repositioning the Perseverance or
obtaining a different ship.
