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1. www.livescience.com › 31125-real-big-miracle-storyA Whale of a Tale: The Real 'Big Miracle' Story | Live Science

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   Feb 6, 2012 · Nearly 25 years ago, a dramatic rescue of three gray whales trapped by sea ice off the coast of Alaska went into motion, providing the basis of the new movie "Big Miracle." Here is the true...

2. blogs.oregonstate.edu › gemmlab › 2021/01/25The past and present truths of “Big Miracle”

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   Jan 25, 2021 · How did the rescue logistics and decision-making processes really play out in Utqiaġvik? Why did the whales become trapped in the first place? I was curious to learn more about the whales, and how Utqiaġvik experienced both the massive rescue effort and the Hollywood-ized retelling of its story.

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   Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes, and lines from all your favorite films. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. Big Miracle - The Whale Report: The report on the whales goes...

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4. www.greenpeace.org › india › enOperation Breakthrough: The story behind Big Miracle - Greenpeace

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   Jan 27, 2012 · The whales were fading. The smallest whale Knik (“snowflake”) had stopped surfacing and had presumably already drowned under the ice. It was time to take a calculated risk to enlist the U.S. government as humble heroes in this mission to try and save the remaining two whales.

5. www.livescience.com › 31123-big-miracle-realBig Miracle: The Real Rescue in Images | Live Science

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   Feb 6, 2012 · Experts move sea ice out of the way for the two surviving gray whales during 1988's Operation Breakthrough, as the mission was called. One of the three original whales did not survive...

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   Feb 7, 2012 · Unfortunately, one of the three whales did not survive the rescue attempt, but the other two were safely guided to the channel.

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   Is big Miracle based on a true story?

   • Big Miracle, originally Everybody Loves Whales, is a 2012 drama film directed by Ken Kwapis. It stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski. The film is based on Tom Rose's 1989 book Freeing the Whales, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska.

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   Did a gray whale survive Operation Breakthrough?

   • Experts move sea ice out of the way for the two surviving gray whales during 1988's Operation Breakthrough, as the mission was called. One of the three original whales did not survive the rescue attempt. (Image credit: NOAA.) One of the gray whales can be seen here popping up through a breathing hole in the ice.

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   What happened to 'Operation Breakthrough' whales?

   • Withrow spoke about his experiences during the rescue, called "Operation Breakthrough" in a recent NOAA interview. The three young gray whales became trapped by sea ice off the coast of Barrow, Alaska in October 1988, after they stayed too long in their feeding grounds. "The whales were relatively young and confused," Withrow said.

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   Could ice breakers help rescue Alaska's whales?

   • One week into the Alaska saga when things were indeed looking bleak, we got a welcome positive response from Arthur Chilingarov. The Soviets had two ice breakers that they could potentially send to assist in the rescue of the whales. The Admiral Makarov could be there in two days after resupplying.

   Operation Breakthrough: The story behind Big Miracle

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   How long did the whales stay in the ice?

   • By the time this story hit the national news, it seemed the whales had been isolated in their few remaining holes for a week, and observers thought that they could only last for a few more days. The technical objective was breaking through five miles (8km) of ice between the whales and the open leads in the ocean.

   Operation Breakthrough: The story behind Big Miracle

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   Did the whales swam out the icebreaker track?

   • Ultimately, Craig said, the real story’s ending isn’t quite as picture-perfect as the one in “Big Miracle” – no one actually knows whether the whales made it out or not. “We know that the whales swam out the icebreaker track, because their blood was found on ice shards,” he said.

   The past and present truths of “Big Miracle”

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Big_MiracleBig Miracle - Wikipedia

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   It stars Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski. The film is based on Tom Rose's 1989 book Freeing the Whales, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska.