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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.
Feb 13, 2012 · 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...
Facing a race against the clock, a ship called Moskva – the world’s toughest icebreaker at the time – was called in to help the mammals by breaking through the thick ice. But when the 13,000-tonne vessel reached the whales, they were too frightened by the roar of its engine and deafening propellors to follow it to their freedom.
Jan 27, 2012 · From Day 1, I began brainstorming with Ed Simmons, who had been the manager of Greenpeace’s first Rainbow Warrior, about ways to break through the ice or other ways get the whales out. Other people began calling in from all over the country with their suggestions.
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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May 19, 2024 · In early February 1985, the authorities called Moskva to break a channel through the ice pack and free the trapped belugas. Moskva raced against time and dropping temperatures to reach the whales before they ran out of breathing pools or starved to death.
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Oct 29, 1988 · Two California gray whales trapped for three weeks by Arctic ice finally swam to freedom Friday, ending a million-dollar rescue effort watched around the world.
