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

3. 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.

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.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 workers...

6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › big_miracleBig Miracle: Official Clip - Those Whales Are Going to Die

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   View HD Trailers and Videos for Big Miracle on Rotten Tomatoes, then check our Tomatometer to find out what the Critics say.

7. www.adn.com › alaska-news › article'Big Miracle': The real story - Anchorage Daily News

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   Feb 3, 2012 · 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 ...

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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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   Is 'Big Miracle' based on a true story?

   • 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 story behind the film.

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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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   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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   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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9. 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.