Looks are Deceiving. This iceberg may appear to be small, but nearly 85 percent of its bulk is hidden beneath the surface of the water. A further danger lies in the fact that jagged edges of ice protrude far out under water from the visible berg. The Coast Guard vessel Acushnet (WAT-167) on International Ice Patrol, will keep track of this floating menace to shipping until the warm waters of the Gulf Stream melt it away. Forty years ago, the liner Titanic ripped her starboard flank on the protruding underwater edge of an iceberg, and 1,517 of her passengers lost their lives. The need for p
Looks are Deceiving. This iceberg may appear to be small, but nearly 85 percent of its bulk is hidden beneath the surface of the water. A further danger lies in the fact that jagged edges of ice protrude far out under water from the visible berg. The Coast Guard vessel Acushnet (WAT-167) on International Ice Patrol, will keep track of this floating menace to shipping until the warm waters of the Gulf Stream melt it away. Forty years ago, the liner Titanic ripped her starboard flank on the protruding underwater edge of an iceberg, and 1,517 of her passengers lost their lives. The need for protection of trans-Atlantic shipping during the iceberg season, brought to worldwide attention by this tragic sinking, resulted in formation of the International Ice Observation and Ice Patrol services - another outstanding Coast Guard operation.
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