Renda

The Russian tanker Renda, which is making a winter fuel delivery to Nome, is less than 200 nautical miles from its destination Saturday. The ship made good progress toward the iced-in port Friday night, according to the company that contracted it. Vitus Marine LLC spokesperson Stacey Smith says the Renda and the Coast Guard icebreaker Healy were stopped against an ice ridge just before dawn Saturday and waited until daylight to proceed. As of 8 a.m. Saturday, the Renda was passing Hooper Bay headed north.

The Russian tanker Renda has finally arrived at Nome's shore in a historic fuel transfer.  The vessel was escorted by the Coast Guard Cutter Healy and reached the city's port at 5:13 this evening.   The vessel is transporting 1.3 million gallons of much needed fuel to the arctic community.  The crews are preparing to make a safe fuel transfer tomorrow during daylight hours.  The transfer will be supervised by the Coast Guard and the State of Alaska to ensure environmental safety standards are met.  However, before the transfer can take place, the crews have to wait for the disturbed ice around the ship to refreeze.

The Russian tanker Renda began its journey home Saturday morning.   Overnight Vitas Marine's Stacey Smith says winds out of the north opened the ice up for the ship to follow after its crew successfully delivered 1.3 million gallons of emergency fuel to the ice-locked city of Nome.   At 9:30 this morning, the Russian tanker was reported at about five miles west of the Nome's shore's breakwater.  Vitus Marine reported the Renda was scheduled to rendezvous with the Coast Guard icebreaker Healy in open water.

  The Russian Icebreaker, Renda, has crossed the stormy, wind-tossed waters of the Aleutians and has begun to cross the sea ice on its historic voyage to Nome. Vitus Marine LLC, the company that contracted the Renda to deliver more than a million gallons of fuel to Nome, says the Renda was 25 nautical miles southwest of Nunivak Island  at about 9:30 this morning -- and is making way through the southernmost ice at 8 knots. The Renda was hired after huge storms in the Bering Sea kept a barge company from delivering Nome's winter supply of fuel.  From dealing with several foreign governments and a number of regulatory hurdles, the Renda's journey hasn't been an easy one. The ship just cleared one last major hurdle.

The Renda and the Healy, a Russian tanker and a Coast Guard icebreaker, have finally reached open waters after completing a critical fuel delivery to Nome, according to Vitus Marine LLC. The vessels broke free of ice in the Bering Sea around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday after spending more than a week navigating the winter waters. The Renda will return to its home base in Vladivostok, Russia and the Healy is en route to Dutch Harbor to drop off supplies and will then return to Seattle. The mission successfully delivered 1.3 million gallons of emergency fuel to Nome after a November storm prevented the last barge of heating oil and gasoline to reach the iced-in community.

After a disappointing day yesterday, the Russian tanker and its U.S. Coast Guard escort tackle the sea ice again today. The Renda and the Healy still have about 95 miles of sea ice to cross before reaching Nome.  It's been eight days and about 600 nautical miles, since the two ships left Dutch Harbor for Nome on Jan. 3 -- on a mission to deliver more than a million gallons of fuel to Nome, fuel that failed to arrive on a barge last...

The Russian tanker Renda has received approval for its spill prevention plan during a winter fuel delivery to Nome from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, according to the company that chartered it. Officials with Vitus Marine LLC say the Renda has crossed the stormy, wind-tossed waters of the Aleutians and is beginning to follow the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy through more than 300 miles of sea ice on its historic voyage to...

A Russian tanker is once again headed for the iced-in port of Nome after taking on all available unleaded gasoline at Dutch Harbor as cargo, then returning there for minor engine repairs. Vitus Marine LLC, the company that contracted the Renda on behalf of Bonanza Fuel, says the ship was repaired at anchor Wednesday evening, just outside of Dutch Harbor at Broad Bay. "It was better to have it anchor and have an assist tug along," said Mark Smith, Vitus Marine's CEO. According to supply and logistics manager Michail Shestakov, the ship was having problems with an engine exhaust valve that required shutting down the engines.

The Russian tanker heading to the ice-locked community of Nome to deliver fuel was forced to turn back to Dutch Harbor Wednesday evening due to a maintenance alarm. The Renda had departed Dutch Harbor earlier in the day to make the historic journey, but Mark Smith with Vitus Marine LLC, the company that hired the Renda for the fuel delivery, says the decision was made to turn back for a valve replacement on the vessel. Smith says it is expected to head out of Dutch Harbor at one o'clock Thursday morning.

The Russian tanker Renda continues to make headway on its journey to deliver more than 1 million gallons of petroleum products to Nome, after the iced-in port missed a fuel delivery in November. After a break overnight Monday, the Renda and its escort, the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy, resumed operations at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Vitus Marine LLC, the company that's coordinating the fuel delivery to Nome, says the two ships traveled 53 miles through sea ice Monday, with about 100 miles of ice left to navigate.   Stacey Smith with Vitus Marine says that temperatures are warming up somewhat and are now ranging from 15 degrees below to 20 degrees below, with winds forecast to die down starting Tuesday.

The Renda and the Healy, a Russian tanker and a Coast Guard icebreaker, have finally reached open waters after completing a critical fuel delivery to Nome, according to Vitus Marine LLC. The vessels broke free of ice in the Bering Sea around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday after spending more than a week navigating the winter waters. The Renda will return to its home base in Vladivostok, Russia and the Healy is en route to Dutch Harbor to drop off supplies and will then return to Seattle. The mission successfully delivered 1.3 million gallons of emergency fuel to Nome after a November storm prevented the last barge of heating oil and gasoline to reach the iced-in community.

The Russian tanker Renda began its journey home Saturday morning.   Overnight Vitas Marine's Stacey Smith says winds out of the north opened the ice up for the ship to follow after its crew successfully delivered 1.3 million gallons of emergency fuel to the ice-locked city of Nome.   At 9:30 this morning, the Russian tanker was reported at about five miles west of the Nome's shore's breakwater.  Vitus Marine reported the Renda was scheduled to rendezvous with the Coast Guard icebreaker Healy in open water.

Fuel is flowing to the city of Nome, as a Russian tanker began offloading more than 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products Monday evening in a breakthrough winter fuel delivery to the iced-in port. Earlier Monday, crews worked on laying out two hoses from the tanker. One of those hoses was hooked up shortly before sunset at about 5 p.m., and the Renda began pumping gasoline into Nome's storage tanks. Those tanks were supposed to be filled last year, but winter storms kept barges from making their final deliveries.

The Russian tanker Renda has finally arrived at Nome's shore in a historic fuel transfer.  The vessel was escorted by the Coast Guard Cutter Healy and reached the city's port at 5:13 this evening.   The vessel is transporting 1.3 million gallons of much needed fuel to the arctic community.  The crews are preparing to make a safe fuel transfer tomorrow during daylight hours.  The transfer will be supervised by the Coast Guard and the State of Alaska to ensure environmental safety standards are met.  However, before the transfer can take place, the crews have to wait for the disturbed ice around the ship to refreeze.

After a disappointing day yesterday, the Russian tanker and its U.S. Coast Guard escort tackle the sea ice again today. The Renda and the Healy still have about 95 miles of sea ice to cross before reaching Nome.  It's been eight days and about 600 nautical miles, since the two ships left Dutch Harbor for Nome on Jan. 3 -- on a mission to deliver more than a million gallons of fuel to Nome, fuel that failed to arrive on a barge last...

The Russian tanker Renda continues to make headway on its journey to deliver more than 1 million gallons of petroleum products to Nome, after the iced-in port missed a fuel delivery in November. After a break overnight Monday, the Renda and its escort, the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy, resumed operations at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Vitus Marine LLC, the company that's coordinating the fuel delivery to Nome, says the two ships traveled 53 miles through sea ice Monday, with about 100 miles of ice left to navigate.   Stacey Smith with Vitus Marine says that temperatures are warming up somewhat and are now ranging from 15 degrees below to 20 degrees below, with winds forecast to die down starting Tuesday.

The Russian tanker Renda, which is making a winter fuel delivery to Nome, is less than 200 nautical miles from its destination Saturday. The ship made good progress toward the iced-in port Friday night, according to the company that contracted it. Vitus Marine LLC spokesperson Stacey Smith says the Renda and the Coast Guard icebreaker Healy were stopped against an ice ridge just before dawn Saturday and waited until daylight to proceed. As of 8 a.m. Saturday, the Renda was passing Hooper Bay headed north.

  The Russian Icebreaker, Renda, has crossed the stormy, wind-tossed waters of the Aleutians and has begun to cross the sea ice on its historic voyage to Nome. Vitus Marine LLC, the company that contracted the Renda to deliver more than a million gallons of fuel to Nome, says the Renda was 25 nautical miles southwest of Nunivak Island  at about 9:30 this morning -- and is making way through the southernmost ice at 8 knots. The Renda was hired after huge storms in the Bering Sea kept a barge company from delivering Nome's winter supply of fuel.  From dealing with several foreign governments and a number of regulatory hurdles, the Renda's journey hasn't been an easy one. The ship just cleared one last major hurdle.

The Russian tanker Renda has received approval for its spill prevention plan during a winter fuel delivery to Nome from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, according to the company that chartered it. Officials with Vitus Marine LLC say the Renda has crossed the stormy, wind-tossed waters of the Aleutians and is beginning to follow the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy through more than 300 miles of sea ice on its historic voyage to...