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Russian tanker faces icebound Nome fuel transfer challenge
A 370-foot Russian tanker delivering 1.3 million gallons of diesel and gasoline to Nome must moor offshore and lay a segmented hose across shore-fast ice to reach the dock. coast guard icebreaker Healy and support Renda await daylight to position, inspect, and secure the transfer while runoff controls and spill containment are prepared amid record low temperatures.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bering Sea
Nome
Joy Baker
Russia
South Korea
Dutch Harbor
Coast Guard
Healy
Renda
Denise Michels
David Mosley
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Greg Walker
US Coast Guard