Iceberg Vesuvius. Flames, steam, smoke and spiraling ice bits erupt in volcanic display of fireworks from this iceberg as the hot molten iron released from burning termite contacts the ice. A Coast Guard boarding group, conducting the first of the Ice Patrol's thermite demolition tests, planted six incendiary charges each containing 28 lbs. of thermite on this 75-ft. wide, 150-ft. long tabular iceberg in Cape Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. They ignited the thermite from a rubber life raft and lifeboat 300 yards from the berg using an electrical detonator connected with a demolition cable leading
Iceberg Vesuvius. Flames, steam, smoke and spiraling ice bits erupt in volcanic display of fireworks from this iceberg as the hot molten iron released from burning termite contacts the ice. A Coast Guard boarding group, conducting the first of the Ice Patrol's thermite demolition tests, planted six incendiary charges each containing 28 lbs. of thermite on this 75-ft. wide, 150-ft. long tabular iceberg in Cape Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. They ignited the thermite from a rubber life raft and lifeboat 300 yards from the berg using an electrical detonator connected with a demolition cable leading to the charges on the berg. Partly visible in the foreground is the Ice Patrol oceanographic vessel USCG Evergreen which is standing guard for emergencies and evaluating the tests.
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Keywords: 17-a2-187, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
