Arctic Resupply Mission. Enroute to Thule, Greenland, the Coast Guard icebreaker WESTWIND in Baffin Bay skirts an iceberg with a span equaling her 269ft. length. Hundreds of icebergs varying in size move with the currents, through this area, some heading south to melt in warmer waters, others circling and moving north. On board the WESTWIND, a constant watch is kept for signs of unusual shiftings and summersaulting [somersaulting] of icebergs that might prove dangerous to a ship passing by. During this trip the WESTWIND was accompanying a Navy Task Force Group on a joint - Canadian resupp
Arctic Resupply Mission. Enroute to Thule, Greenland, the Coast Guard icebreaker WESTWIND in Baffin Bay skirts an iceberg with a span equaling her 269ft. length. Hundreds of icebergs varying in size move with the currents, through this area, some heading south to melt in warmer waters, others circling and moving north. On board the WESTWIND, a constant watch is kept for signs of unusual shiftings and summersaulting [somersaulting] of icebergs that might prove dangerous to a ship passing by. During this trip the WESTWIND was accompanying a Navy Task Force Group on a joint - Canadian resupply mission to far northern bases and weather stations in the Arctic.
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