ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Shell drill ship drifted perilously close to land Monday night after breaking loose from two tow vessels in a severe Gulf of Alaska storm. The Kulluk, one of two Shell drill ...

This aerial image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk aground off a small island near Kodiak Island Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013. No leak has been seen from the ...

From the air, the Arctic drill ship Kulluk looks like a giant bowling pin seated on a shallow bowl. With the centerpiece of the ship, the 160-foot derrick, Shell Oil hopes to send down drill bits and ...

In this Saturday, July 14, 2012 photo provided by Capt. Kristjan B. Laxfoss, a Shell drilling ship drifts near shore near Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island, Alaska. The Coast Guard says an inspection of ...

ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s foray into Arctic offshore drilling suffered a serious setback Monday night when one of its two Alaska drilling rigs ran aground in shallow water off Sitkalidak ...