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Jack-Up Rig ‘Endeavor’ Lowers Legs Into Kachemak Bay

Endeavor jack-up rig. Photo by Bill Smith
Endeavor jack-up rig. Photo by Bill Smith

Buccaneer Energy’s jack-up rig “Endeavor” was originally supposed to be in Kachemak Bay for only six days before moving on to drill near Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet.  Due to work being done to the massive rig, however, it has been in place outside the Homer harbor for almost a month. And now, the rig has done something that is normally not allowed in Kachemak Bay – it has lowered its 410-foot legs down to the sea floor.

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