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Alaska fuel convoy back on track
A Coast Guard icebreaker and a Russian tanker trying to resupply icebound Nome, Alaska, are once again advancing on the coastal town after a nearly two-day pause in the Bering Sea.
The U.S. Coast Guard's only operating Arctic icebreaker, the Cutter Healy, and the Russian fuel tanker Renda were about 67 nautical miles from Nome on Thursday morning, Lt. Veronica Colbath, a Coast Guard spokeswoman, said.
The vessels had made virtually no progress for much of Tuesday and Wednesday, when they were about 100 nautical miles out, according to the Coast Guard. The pause was due in part because the Healy had to free the Renda from an ice ridge on Tuesday, the Alaska Dispatch reported.
Officials are tentatively hoping the ships, carrying 1.3 million gallons of fuel, will arrive at Nome this weekend, Colbath said.
The Healy is escorting the Renda through the ice-covered waters in the first-ever attempt to supply fuel to an Arctic Alaska settlement through sea ice. The ships will have broken through 300 miles of ice by voyage's end.
The Sitnasuak Native Corp. of Nome contracted the Renda to deliver the fuel after ice formed over the Bering Sea in the wake of a ferocious November storm that prevented the last delivery of the season via barge.
Nome isn't in immediate danger of running out of fuel, Coast Guard Capt. Craig Lloyd, who is coordinating the mission, said earlier. The town has enough fuel to last until about March, but the delivery was attempted now because it would have been even more difficult then, he said.
Corporation officials considered flying in fuel, but it would have taken more than 300 flights, each carrying 4,000 to 5,000 gallons, to meet the town's needs, said Jason Evans, chairman of Sitnasuak Native Corp.
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I have little sympathy for people who chose to live in such a place.
I live in Anchorage, Ak and this state is beautiful. If you have nothing intelligent to say maybe you should refrain yourself from posting stupid comments.
Don't think they need or even want your sympathy!
I'm from Kenai, Alaska. Your comment is from someone who has zero clue about Alaska. Like the poster above insinuated, you're an idiot. I bet you couldn't survive a month in Nome; Alaskans are a tough bunch of adventurers for the most part.
such a place? lolwut?
You my friend are idiot. All the problems in our world, and to say something like that. Your mommy and Daddy don't love you, take it out on them.
I have no sympathy for you Ally. Travel the world, open your mind....better yet, try to use it for the first time. Idiot!!
Oh no! how ever will they sleep tonight without your sympathy??
Been to Alaska and found it to be the most beautiful state I have ever been to. The people that live there put up with a lot to live in that paradise. Your dis'ing the state has to be out of ignorance. If you ever visited Alaska you would change your mind.
People with your attiditude should stay at home, don't even bother visiting. Wonder how you would feel if it were your family member? We have the best Coast Guard EVER!!
II have been unfortunate to have lived in Alaska. Those who choose to are welcome to it.
That's ok. We don't want your sympathy. In fact, maybe that's why we live here, to be isolated from people like you?
Happy in Alaska forever.
Why not let the USAF do practice bombing runs ahead of the convoy instead of blowing up desert sand let them bomb the ice
Concussion, similar to a depth charge, would probably rupture the tanker's hull. That ice closes fast so they would have to bomb too close to the oiler!
If the USAF gets involved, why not have them simply use their flying fuel tankers to directly air-lift in the fuel.
Josh: Nome is a small community. It's airport is way too small to handle anything like a KC-135 or a KC-10.
Josh you clearly did not read the article, flying would have taken over 300 flights, and it is not a job for the military
That is exactly how outlying DEW lines used to get their fuel.
Has anyone thought what these (Afghan's) do to our service men and women when they are captured? Maybe you people should go to the hospitals and see some of our service men and women who have been wounded. No legs, arms, burns. How many service people have given their lives for this country???????
How does your comment have anything to do with this article, totally unrelated ???????
Don't think we have any missing or American POWs in Afghanistan!
you should prolly take a double dose of whatever medication you're on cause it obviously isn't working.....What does Afghanistan have to go with Alaska???
Darlene your supposed to hit the Post button, not the Retard Switch, do you see a war in Alaska?????
CGC Healy Ship's Characteristics
Length, Overall
420'0" (128 meters)
Beam, Maximum
82'0" (25 meters)
Draft, Full Load
29'3" (8.9 meters)
Displacement, Full Load
16,000 LT
Propulsion
Diesel Electric,
AC/AC Cycloconvertor
Generating Plant
Drive Motors
4 Sultzer 12Z AU40S
2 AC Synchronous, 11.2 MW
Shaft Horsepower
30,000 Max HP
Propellers
2 Fixed Pitch, 4 Bladed
Auxiliary Generator
EMD 16-645F7B, 2400kW
Fuel Capacity
1,220,915 GAL (4,621,000 liters)
Cruising Speed
12 knots @ 105 RPM
Max Speed
17 knots @ 147 RPM
Icebreaking Capability
4.5 ft @ 3 knots (continuous)
8 ft (2.44 m) Backing and Ramming
Science Labs
Main, Bio-Chemical, Electronics, Meteorological, Photography
Accommodations
19 Officer, 12 CPO, 54 Enlisted, 35 Scientists, 15 Surge, 2 Visitors
I hope your house burns down. Then people from Alaska send you money and clothes. After that, repost...idiot. And I don't live in Alaska. I snowmobile, and I surf. So I have no problem with hot or cold, but I would live in Alaska, less morons like Ally. Praise stupid people. Ally is a moron
I was going to stick up for Alaskans after that first comment but looks several of you already did that.....good job ! 🙂
How come the U.S. Coast Guard only has one operating ice breaker?
2 are in dry dock. 1, the Mackinaw, is in the great lakes!
Victor, I was wondering the same thing. If that one ship is damaged does that mean America has no more ice breakers?
Russia has the world's biggest plus a few smaller. Canada has a big one that operates in the St. Laurence seaway. Germany has one large breaker. We could probably lease one?
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The lack of icebreakers is probably another result of the current hoo-ha over cutting the deficit, the idiots don't have a clue what they are doing. Despite all the hoo-ha, the deficit would go away on its own if we all had jobs, maybe a few on icebreakers !!
Russia has 9 nuclear powered icebreakers; they should have had one of them in the convoy. It can break through ice at 10 knots, faster than conventionally powered breakers. One thing Russia knows how to handle well is cold weather!
Bob is so right! With the Northwest passage opening up and all the interest in oil drilling in the Arctic, the US is really unprepared for protecting our strategic interests in that part of the world!
I wish I were in AK right now. Here in Pennsylvania we are having a lousy ski season.
Maybe they should place their order of fuel earlier in the season. Just a thought!
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