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1. 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.

2. 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...

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   Big Miracle - The Whale Report: The report on the whales goes nationwide.BUY THE MOVIE: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Big-Miracle/296201?cmp=Mo...

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

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   Jan 27, 2012 · Where elaborate schemes and machines failed, the Inuit hunters used the chainsaws to cut a series of holes in the ice spaced about 120 feet (35m) apart for a full mile. As the two medium-sized whales moved into a hole closer to the sea, they covered the holes closer to shore with plastic to discourage the whales’ return to it.

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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 · Almost 25 years ago, the world's attention was rapt on three gray whales stranded by encroaching sea ice off the coast of Alaska and the effort to free them.

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   Did the two whales survive the 'Big Miracle'?

   • The other enduring mystery in the ‘Big Miracle’ is whether the other two whales survived. A Soviet icebreaker cut a channel to open water in the Chukchi and Bering seas, and Eskimo workers on shore, aided by donated chain saws, succeeded in cutting a series of breathing holes to guide the two whales to the channel.

   ‘Big Miracle’: True story behind film about 3 ice-stranded whales

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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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   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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   Why did the whales breathe through holes in the ice?

   • The holes in the ice were needed for the whales to breathe. (Image credit: NOAA.) Early in the rescue, the three gray whales were breathing through small holes to get air.

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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. www.latimes.com › archives › blogs‘Big Miracle’: True story behind film about 3 ice-stranded whales

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   Feb 13, 2012 · The other enduring mystery in the ‘Big Miracle’ is whether the other two whales survived. A Soviet icebreaker cut a channel to open water in the Chukchi and Bering seas, and Eskimo...