Unalaska, AK – The cargo vessel Golden Seas left Unalaska today after a week of inspections and repairs. The vessel will continue to its original destination of the United Arab Emirates to deliver a shipment of rapeseed, which is used to make Canola oil.

The Golden Seas arrived in Unalaska on Tuesday, after experiencing a turbocharger failure on December 3 that initially left it without power and without the ability to steer. The vessel later regained partial power and was brought part of the way to Unalaska by the Shell-operated icebreaker Tor Viking II. Last Wednesday, the Coast Guard filed a deficiency report on the vessel, which meant that it also needed to undergo third party inspections. Repairs were completed Sunday, and an at-sea test was conducted today by the Coast Guard's Unalaska Marine Safety Detachment.

The vessel departed at approximately 9:45 this morning.