It was being towed from Norway to Malta when a towline snapped in rough seas.
The Kulluk, which does not have a propulsion system of its own, ran into trouble in late December when its tow ship, the Aiviq, lost engine power and the towline separated in high winds and heavy seas.
The 17,000-tonne semi-submersible rig, Transocean Winner, ran aground close to Dalmore beach last Monday as it was being towed from Norway to Malta and its towline snapped in heavy seas.
A towline gripped in its teeth disappeared into the ocean.
He coiled up some slack in the towline and with my mom driving the boat, yelled, "Hit it!" Spewing sand in his wake, he took off, whipping around the lake at 40 miles-an-hour in a leisure suit.
When the planned altitude has been reached, or earlier if good lift is encountered, the pilot releases the towline by pulling a knob in the cockpit.
The U-boat was towed behind an "innocent-looking vessel" and connected to the host ship by a telephone line in addition to the towline.
On board the barge, a forklift broke free and smashed everything in its way, then a towline snapped and the oil rig began to come apart.
During the day on 28 March, Scranton attempted to run a towline to El Sol by sending a launch in the rolling seas, but it capsized, drowning three men.
He sauntered to the shoreline, rolled up his pants to the knees, picked up the towline and stepped into the waterski he had positioned half-in, half-out of the water.
