Case Study PREPARE | RESPOND | COMMUNICATE | RECOVER Shell Alaska KULLUK Towing Incident On December 28, 2012, while towing the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) KULLUK, the towing vessel, the AIVIQ, lost propulsion. Subsequent conditions, including extreme weather, caused the tow line to part, resulting in the rig grounding on Sitkalidak Island near Kodiak, Alaska. Shell Alaska mobilized personnel and established an Inci

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