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Feb 6, 2012 · Unfortunately, one of the three whales did not survive the rescue attempt, but the other two were safely guided to the channel.
Jan 25, 2021 · The 2012 film stars Drew Barrymore, who plays a Greenpeace activist, and John Krasinski, a television reporter covering the story. In late September 1988, three gray whales became trapped in the sea ice just off Point Barrow.
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.
Once Roy Ahmaogak decided to report three gray whales trapped in the ice near Barrow rather than leave them to their natural fate, it was probably inevitable that their story would wind up in ...
Feb 13, 2012 · Feb. 13, 2012 3:47 PM PT. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This post has been corrected. See the note...
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.
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Feb 1, 2012 · Earlier this week, I shared some of my interview with the cast of Big Miracle and their thoughts on the story, location and time period that the film is set (the 80’s—Woo!) Today I want to share a bit about the real stars of the movie—the Whales!
