Tanker plows toward cut-off Alaska city

[Renew Deal]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker carrying much-needed fuel for the cut-off Alaska city of Nome was making good progress Saturday, weaving its way through thick ice in the eastern Bering Sea toward its destination.

The 370-foot tanker Renda was less than 200 nautical miles from Nome, KTUU-TV reported.

The city of about 3,500 people on the western Alaska coastline did not get its last pre-winter fuel delivery because of a massive storm. If the delivery of diesel fuel and unleaded gasoline is not made, the city likely will run short of fuel supplies before another barge delivery can be made in spring.
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If the mission is successful, it will be the first time petroleum products have been delivered by sea to a Western Alaska community in winter.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45909554/ns/us_news-life

[aquart]

1. Go Russia!

[roguevalley]

2. winter was slow but now its really hard. It was -48 in Fairbanks the other day and that was the high

Valdez (Val-deez) the pipeline terminal town is pushing toward 23 feet of snow. We are getting snow here and it has warmed up into the teens.

Bethel - the gas there is close to ten bucks a gallon and I'm sure it is the same in Nome.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. I love to read these kind of stories.

The type when the climate is a harsh nightmare, and manpower and steel, and skill, and especially international co-operation pull together to tackle a seemingly disastrous situation. Exciting stuff, hope it goes well!

[Renew Deal]

4. I found a video

It's not very good quality

http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/raw-coast-guard-breaks-ice-for-tanker-25613