Coast Guard plans to protect Shell ships in Puget Sound

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Washington—Citing efforts by Greenpeace todisrupt Shell’s planned drilling this summeroff Alaska’s coasts, the US Coast Guard June21 said it will establish a 500-yard safety zonearound the drilling and support ships scheduledto soon depart Washington’s Puget Sound.The zone will prohibit any unauthorizedvessels from getting close to the two drillships Shell plans to use in Alaska’s Chukchiand Beaufort Seas later this year, plus the 17other support vessels that will travel with thedrill ships to Alaska.