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1. whalescientists.com › russian-ship-entrapped-belugasRussian ship played classical music to rescue entrapped belugas

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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.

2. www.rbth.com › history › 334707-soviet-icebreakerHow a Soviet icebreaker saved 2,000 beluga whales between ...

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   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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4. blogs.oregonstate.edu › gemmlab › 2021/01/25The past and present truths of “Big Miracle”

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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.

5. www.zmescience.com › operation-beluga-whale-rescueOperation Beluga -- or how a Soviet ice breaker played music ...

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   Aug 5, 2024 · In late December 1984, a Chukchi hunter or hunting party — it’s not known exactly how many people were present at that point — happened upon the motherlode of prey: roughly 3,000 beluga whales...

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7. www.classicfm.com › discover-music › classical-musicThe time a Russian icebreaker played classical music, and ...

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   Mar 25, 2021 · 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.

8. madrascourier.com › environment › how-moskva-aHow Moskva, A Russian Icebreaker Ship, Saved 2000 Beluga ...

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   Oct 4, 2024 · In February 1985, a Soviet icebreaker ploughed a 15-mile way through thick ice to release hundreds of stranded white beluga whales in one of the most unique rescue missions in the navigation history of the Arctic.

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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 did the icebreaker help the whales?

   • 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.

   The time a Russian icebreaker played classical music, and saved

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   How did a Russian icebreaker save a beluga whale?

   • The time a Russian icebreaker played classical music, and saved thousands of... - Classic FM The time a Russian icebreaker played classical music, and saved thousands of Beluga whales. Picture: Getty By playing classical music through a loud speaker, the ice-breaking ship Moskva was able to guide 2,000 beluga whales to safety.

   The time a Russian icebreaker played classical music, and saved

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   How did music help rescue beluga whales?

   • Music proved the key to success in the unique rescue operation. 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 wouldn’t follow the noisy ship to open water. But then, wit - and music - came to the rescue.

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   Did icebreaker 'Moskva' suffocate a whale?

   • “ [T]he icebreaker ‘Moskva’ raced against time and plunging temperatures to reach the whales before they suffocated or starved in shrinking pools of open water,” reported the New York Times, which called the incident as “one of the more unusual rescue operations in the history of Arctic navigation”.

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   What if a beluga whale was trapped in ice?

   • Beluga whales, known as ‘belukhas’ or ‘polar dolphins’ in Russia, are mammals who need to resurface to breathe. Being trapped inside rapidly closing ice meant certain death to the animals. Without help from humans, the whales would have died soon. Sparse local population swiftly came to the rescue.

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10. www.natureknows.org › 2024 › 03The time a Russian icebreaker played classical music, and ...

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    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.