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A logistics debacle has left the community of Nome, Alaska, short on fuel but has provided some great photo ops for the USCG. Apparently there is someone under the DHS umbrella that can actually do something akin to their job description.
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Healy escorts Renda to Nome by U.S. Coast Guard.
Good to know that the Alaskan-Siberian detente is alive and slowly moving to Nome. If this fails, what about those Siberian giant huskies hauling fuel on the sleds?
I did note the heating fuel runs out in March, so some leeway.
Next I suppose the Siberian super-icebreaker will appear to rescue the US Coast Guard, at that moment DHS will deny the USCG is anything to do with them and insist on scanning the ice-breaker once in US territorial waters for contraband reindeer.
When DHS denies any knowledge I typically take them at their word. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by davidbfpo
Huskies are magnificent creatures, tough as nails and much more useful.Quote:
Good to know that the Alaskan-Siberian detente is alive and slowly moving to Nome. If this fails, what about those Siberian giant huskies hauling fuel on the sleds?
From the BBC, in a strictly commercial transaction:Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16555840Quote:
A Russian tanker delivering fuel to the Alaskan town of Nome, cut off by ice and extreme weather, has reached the western coastline of Alaska.
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Originally Posted by davidbfpo
Hopefully the unloading isn’t limited to daylight hours (all four of them at this time of the year).Quote:
The ships are said to be about 6 miles (9.7km) offshore and crews are waiting for daylight - around 11:30 local time - to begin unloading the cargo, when the conditions are safer.