to an area that would cause the least amount of environmental damage and cut it loose. it ran aground off the coast of alaska monday night. there is a real concern that is happening now? reporter: there is a spill response team that is preparing a plan and mobilizing equipment in the event that a spill should happen. a spokesperson for the team tells us aerial pictures show no signs of a leak. an official from shell says the rig recently had $292 million of improvements done. it is built with reinforced steel. that is three inches thick. the habitat is home to harbor seals, sea lie on and salmon and at least two ending danered species. the top dell catt on the resources committee ed markey is sharing his concern with this statement. oil companies keep saying they can conquer the arctic but the arctic keeps disagreeing with the oil companies. drilling expansion could prove disasterous for this sensitive environment. shell s operations manager says once the situation is