# Kulluk grounding **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime News\ **Created:** [July 8, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683 "2013-07-08T10:24:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alabamasugarbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@alabamasugarbear](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/alabamasugarbear)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/1 "2013-07-08T10:24:01Z")
Anyone heard the results of the kulluk grounding hearings, ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/2 "2013-07-08T10:39:17Z")
of course, the USCG found that nobody did anything wrong at all, that the vessels were all 100% perfect for the job and the tow plan was flawless in its planning and execution but it was just really bad juju, sunspots and space aliens that caused everything bad to happen. ---
**Author:** ![alabamasugarbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@alabamasugarbear](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/alabamasugarbear)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/3 "2013-07-08T11:02:26Z")
That sounds about right…it was a joke anyway right…the report is suppose to be made public I wonder if its really gonna be made “public” or not ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/4 "2013-07-08T13:58:42Z")
[This is from Workboat Magazine](http://www.workboat.com/newslog.aspx?id=21104) ---
**Author:** ![alabamasugarbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@alabamasugarbear](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/alabamasugarbear)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/5 "2013-07-08T14:07:39Z")
Yea I have that. I was just wondering since it says the report was due in Washington today suggesting what changes are to be made or whos at fault ect ect…if anything has become public for us to see. ---
**Author:** ![Drill\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Drill\_Bill](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Drill_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/6 "2013-07-17T05:22:08Z")
Still all quiet on the Kulluk front apparently. Also nothing seems to surface on the Noble Discoverer’s violations, after the USCG findings were [turned over to the DoJ](http://http://www.adn.com/2013/02/22/2798607/coast-guard-finds-violations-on.html). Meanwhile Shell just continues its Arctic preps, albeit ‘low profile’ with the Open Water survey work this season. First vessel is underway to the Chukchi Sea now, it seems. ---
**Author:** ![rshrew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/rshrew/32/107_2.png) [@rshrew](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rshrew)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/7 "2013-07-17T06:44:13Z")
> [@"Drill Bill"](#): > > Still all quiet on the Kulluk front apparently. Also nothing seems to surface on the Noble Discoverer’s violations, after the USCG findings were [turned over to the DoJ](http://http://www.adn.com/2013/02/22/2798607/coast-guard-finds-violations-on.html). > > Meanwhile Shell just continues its Arctic preps, albeit ‘low profile’ with the Open Water survey work this season. First vessel is underway to the Chukchi Sea now, it seems. I can’t even find a picture of the rigs in dry dock over in Asia wherever they may be. ---
**Author:** ![Drill\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Drill\_Bill](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Drill_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/8 "2013-07-18T01:04:02Z")
[QUOTE=rshrew;114963]I can’t even find a picture of the rigs in dry dock over in Asia wherever they may be.[/QUOTE] If I recall well some crew posted a few pics on the arrival of the Heavy Lift Carrier with Noble Discover in Korea at the time. I guess some of the Noble guys on gCaptain forum may be on the job there and know more. Noble also did a PR yesterday which mentions a webcast later today so maybe they’ll share some info on the repairs of the Arctic drilling rigs. ---
**Author:** ![Drill\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Drill\_Bill](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Drill_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/9 "2013-07-20T07:13:46Z")
well, guess I was a bit optimistic there. Not a word on the Discoverer and/or the status of its repairs during Noble’s phone conference last week. For those interested, here’s the transcript: [Noble Corporation Management Discusses Q2 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript](http://seekingalpha.com/article/1556352-noble-corporation-management-discusses-q2-2013-results-earnings-call-transcript?source=google_news). ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/10 "2013-07-20T08:08:40Z")
of course they don’t want to mention the POS! Can you simply imagine how much it will cost to repower that hideous monstrosity of a drillship? I certainly have to wonder is Shell finally has said “ENOUGH” to their always footing the bill? They have poured billions into Noble Drilling and what do they have to show for it? Not much at all! ---
**Author:** ![anchorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@anchorman](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/anchorman)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/11 "2013-07-21T10:36:43Z")
[QUOTE=c.captain;115165]of course they don’t want to mention the POS! Can you simply imagine how much it will cost to repower that hideous monstrosity of a drillship? I certainly have to wonder is Shell finally has said “ENOUGH” to their always footing the bill? They have poured billions into Noble Drilling and what do they have to show for it? Not much at all![/QUOTE] Shell is currently recruiting for a Marine Assurance Rep in Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/12 "2013-07-21T14:24:46Z")
[QUOTE=anchorman;115233]Shell is currently recruiting for a Marine Assurance Rep in Alaska.[/QUOTE] Now who do you propose apply for that position? btw, I see AIVIQ still sitting in Everett…did the Brazil gig fall through? ---
**Author:** ![dredgeboater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@dredgeboater](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dredgeboater)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/13 "2013-07-21T15:20:02Z")
> [@"anchorman"](#): > > Shell is currently recruiting for a Marine Assurance Rep in Alaska. Sounds like a great job for c.captain! ---
**Author:** ![Ea\_y\_Money](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@Ea\_y\_Money](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Ea_y_Money)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/14 "2013-07-21T15:27:59Z")
[QUOTE=dredgeboater;115244]Sounds like a great job for c.captain![/QUOTE] He knows too much. I on the other hand know nothing about Alaska or towing, so obviously I would be the better candidate for the position. Where do I sign up? ---
**Author:** ![anchorman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@anchorman](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/anchorman)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/15 "2013-07-21T21:20:10Z")
[QUOTE=c.captain;115241]Now who do you propose apply for that position? btw, I see AIVIQ still sitting in Everett…did the Brazil gig fall through?[/QUOTE] Any self-professed expert of Alaska that knows towing, anchor handling, drilling, etc… Job description is on [Shell.com](http://Shell.com) Not sure about the Aiviq, haven’t talked to the guys since early June. ---
**Author:** ![Drill\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Drill\_Bill](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Drill_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/16 "2013-07-22T01:18:43Z")
Well, it seems there’s another job opening at Shell Alaska. Or better … was, as it’s been taken now. Spokesperson & media man Curtis Smith seems to have been [B]promoted[/B] and will be heading to DC [I]“where he will become the voice of Shell for all of America”[/I]. After all that ‘mis-communication’ related to the 2012 Arctic drilling program … picture that!! [http://www.adn.com/2013/07/20/2983810/alaska-ear-a-question-72113.html](http://www.adn.com/2013/07/20/2983810/alaska-ear-a-question-72113.html) (scroll down) ---
**Author:** ![BoatReaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BoatReaper](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/BoatReaper)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/17 "2013-07-23T13:45:12Z")
With Shell and ECO involved you’ll never hear the true results. Too much money involved to put a smudge on such outstanding names in the industry. ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/18 "2013-07-23T14:09:33Z")
well for me I get no end of chuckles when I am in Everett and see this big moribund blue behemoth of an anchor handler sitting there doing nothing but costing Shell at least a couple of hundred grand a day. You would think someone somewhere might have thought, “Hmm, maybe we should have ECO build us a multipurpose ship which we can use in some places other than the arctic just in case something goes wrong and we don’t go north for some reason? Maybe be able to do subsea work in the GoM perhaps?” ![](http://blueoceanmariner.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/dsc_4328.jpg?w=300&h=198) AIVIQ means huge blue paperweight in the Uupik language… WHAT ULTIMATE RUBES AND POLTROONS! ---
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/19 "2013-07-23T14:26:22Z")
> [@c.captain;115402](#): > > I get no end of chuckles when I am in Everett and see this big moribund blue behemoth of an anchor handler sitting there doing nothing but costing Shell at least a couple of hundred grand a day. Why do I suspect that a very large portion of that pile of money comes off what pittance they would pay in taxes anyway. The longer it rots the bigger the bonuses for the directors and the bigger the pot to lure retired admirals into the nest. If it were not adding to the bottom line it would not be there. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683/20 "2013-07-23T14:35:45Z")
[QUOTE=BoatReaper;115400]With Shell and ECO involved you’ll never hear the true results. Too much money involved to put a smudge on such outstanding names in the industry.[/QUOTE] What I am wondering is how much control over the vessels did the Unified Command have prior to the grounding? Didn’t the incident command take command long before the Kulluk actually ran aground? If that’s the case seems like the Coast Guard responsible for the grounding not Shell or ECO. Specifically was the decision to tow the Kulluk into port rather then seek a lee made by one or more of captains on scene or by a committee in a hotel in Anchorage? As far as news goes the report is expected in August [according to the Alaska Journal.](http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/July-Issue-3-2013/Coast-Guard-report-on-Kulluk-grounding-expected-in-August/) [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kulluk-grounding/10683.md?page=2)