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Jan 25, 2021 · In late September 1988, three gray whales became trapped in the sea ice just off Point Barrow. Local attempts to free the whales quickly became national news that captured the attention of millions, including President Ronald Reagan, pop legend Michael Jackson – and elementary-schooler Leigh Torres.
- What Is An Icebreaker?
- Moskva, A Fierce Russian Ship
- “Operation Beluga”
- Music Is The Universal Language
- Sources
An icebreaker is a class of ships that can break the thickest ice and easily travel where no other ships can, in higher latitudes, close to the Arctic. Icebreakers clear paths by pushing straight into frozen-over water or pack ice. The ice usually breaks without a noticeable change in the vessel’s trim. When the ice is thick, the ship can drive its...
After receiving three icebreakers (1954-1956), the Soviet minister of commerce asked a Finnish company named Wärtsilä in Finland to build even larger and stronger ships. One of these ships named Moskva was designed in 1956 and featured one of the most potent diesel-electric power plants ever installed on a vessel at the time. Moskva is the Russian ...
In December 1984, a hunter spotted a herd of up to 3,000 beluga whales in the Chukchi Peninsula’s ice-covered coastal waters. While happy at first – since belugas are nutritious and appreciated – the hunter and his group noticed something was wrong. The weather had created a 4m thick ice pack that had trapped the whales. Crossing the extended icy a...
One person on the vessel recalled that marine mammals react to music. And so music began to pour off the top deck. The crew played all kinds of music from pop to classical. After multiple experiments, the entrapped belugas started to react to classical music and approached the icebreaker. Using classical music, Moskva slowly herded the pod back to ...
In 1985, some 2,000 beluga whales got trapped in thick ice that was rapidly closing in, threatening to kill the mammals. The icebreaker ‘Moskva’ was deployed to free the whales, but they...
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Feb 7, 2012 · By Andrea Thompson. 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.
Feb 24, 1985 · The 1,000 to 2,000 whales swam into the strait, between Siberia and Alaska, last month in search of food and became trapped when constant gales piled up an ice wall 39 inches thick.
In 1985, a herd of beluga whales found themselves in a life-threatening predicament: they were trapped by a wall of ice and were at risk of suffocating or starving to death as breathing pools began to shrink.
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Jan 27, 2012 · 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. The only kicker was Chilingarov asked for our help to obtain the necessary clearances from the U.S. government.
