Update #31: Kulluk remains in tow, about 8 miles from land

DATE: January 7, 2013 5:35:00 AM AKST

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January 7, 2013

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -

As of 5:20 a.m. the Kulluk remains in tow by the Aiviq traveling at 4.1 knots (4.7 mph) and is traveling in a northerly direction.
The location of the Kulluk is approximately eight miles from land.
A Coast Guard overflight is scheduled at first light, weather permitting.

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