Northwind "Dew Line" 1955. As the Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind leads Navy Task Force ships returning westward from an eastern section of the top of Alaska on "Dew Line" (Distant Early Warning radar stations) operations, the trip proves hazardous. Looking past the Northwind's fantail can be seen the Coast Guard's sorties towing the cargo ship Andromeda, her rudder having been damaged by ice. A number of other ships suffered damage on this mission (picture taken on the "Dew Line" September 9, 1955) due to cotton thick fog, shifting ice, wind and snow storms such as not experienced in 10 year
Northwind "Dew Line" 1955. As the Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind leads Navy Task Force ships returning westward from an eastern section of the top of Alaska on "Dew Line" (Distant Early Warning radar stations) operations, the trip proves hazardous. Looking past the Northwind's fantail can be seen the Coast Guard's sorties towing the cargo ship Andromeda, her rudder having been damaged by ice. A number of other ships suffered damage on this mission (picture taken on the "Dew Line" September 9, 1955) due to cotton thick fog, shifting ice, wind and snow storms such as not experienced in 10 years during Arctic summer months. The Northwind, a heavy duty icebreaker, a veteran of the Arctic and Antarctic, and the Storis, combination buoy tender and utility icebreaker built for lighter ice work, will again join a Task Force Group supporting the Military Sea Transportation Service's summer 1956 "Dew Line" push, beginning in late July.
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