Northwest Passage. Methods devised by early Arctic explorers are used here by man of the Coast Guard buoy tender Spar to free the ship from ice pressure encountered in Simpson Strait (August 22, 1957) during the Northwest Passage run that led to the discovery a short-cut route through Bellot Strait for deep-draft vessels. Men protected with lifelines and carrying axes are lowered over the side by means of the ship's boom. The 1,000 and 2,000-pound concrete blocks on which the men stand are normally used as buoy sinkers, but here they are used to heel or warp the ship free when fast in ice
Northwest Passage. Methods devised by early Arctic explorers are used here by man of the Coast Guard buoy tender Spar to free the ship from ice pressure encountered in Simpson Strait (August 22, 1957) during the Northwest Passage run that led to the discovery a short-cut route through Bellot Strait for deep-draft vessels. Men protected with lifelines and carrying axes are lowered over the side by means of the ship's boom. The 1,000 and 2,000-pound concrete blocks on which the men stand are normally used as buoy sinkers, but here they are used to heel or warp the ship free when fast in ice. Occasionally, the blocks are used to pound the ice. This, however, proved ineffective against heavy ice.
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