By Kasia Klimasinska – Jul 15, 2012 10:42 PM GMT+0100
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) faced criticism from environmental activists after a drilling ship the company plans to use for exploration in the U.S. Arctic drifted toward shore.
The Noble Discoverer drifted toward the coast near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Shell said today in an e-mail. The vessel was re-positioned away from shore and there is no evidence of damage or grounding, Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Francis said today by telephone from Kodiak, Alaska. While the reason for the mishap hasn’t been determined, Dutch Harbor experienced high winds yesterday, she said.
“Shell can’t keep its drill rig under control in a protected harbor, so what will happen when it faces 20 foot swells and sea ice while drilling in the Arctic?” Jackie Dragon, Greenpeace lead Arctic campaigner, said in an e-mail today. “Shell cannot be trusted,” and President Barack Obama “should not let its Arctic drilling program move forward.”
Shell is waiting for a final permit from the Interior Department to start exploration in the Arctic Beaufort and Chukchi seas after investing about $4.5 billion in the fields that may hold more than 20 billion barrels of oil.
Kelly op de Weegh, a spokeswoman for Shell, said the anchor used to secure the ship off the coast is different from the mooring system that will be used during drilling operations.
“Our goal remains flawless operations for offshore Alaska,” she said. “We will evaluate why this anchor didn’t hold.”
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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