SEATTLE, June 15 (Reuters) - A Royal Dutch Shell drillingrig that will search for oil and gas in the Arctic pulled out ofits temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north toAlaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to stop itsmovement, authorities said.
Live television news reports show the rig being towed out ofits terminal at the Port of Seattle, as kayakers formed aperimeter to try to prevent it from reaching shipping channelsand heading out to the Puget Sound. (Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)