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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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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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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 workers...
