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At last, fuel delivery reaches Alaska town
NOME, Alaska — Crews are preparing for the final leg of a Russian tanker's mission to deliver fuel to the Alaskan town of Nome, building a path over a half-mile of Bering Sea ice to lay a hose for the fuel transfer.
The tanker Renda was moored off Nome's harbor after a Coast Guard icebreaker cleared a path for it through hundreds of miles of ice.
Jason Evans, board chairman of the Sitnasuak Native Corp., said the bulk of the mission's biggest challenges were behind the crew, but a lot of work remained.
"In theory, it was possible and in reality, it now is done," Evans said of the journey.
more:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46012430/ns/weather/
