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HLY0503- Healy-Oden Trans-Arctic Expedition
5 August-30 September, 2005 Photos


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Images are from Ute Kaden, TREC Teacher on the Healy Cruise.
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9-29-05
 
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Fresh food got delivered to the Healy   The ice crew is unloading their equipment
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Healy at the dock in TROMSO, Norway   Map
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Norway Coastline 2   Norway Coastline
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Keidi Niemann, Erin Biemiller and Aimee Buford are at the Bidge to handle the ships navigation toward Norway.   The stratigraphy of yellow and brown sediment bands is clearly visible on the split multicore material
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Dennis cleans the JPC core just recovered from the Ocean   Waves are rolling in
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The ice is gone   Quarters are held daily to acknowledge special accomplishments
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Map 2   All underway maps by Steve Roberts
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Healy splashes through the waves.The container with cores is on the right side.   Focsle is the front deck of the ship.
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Computers are secured   Coffeee maker is secured
 
9-27-05
 
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Dr. Coakley infront of a seismic cross-section of the arctic ocean with Hanna Eagle from Brownsville, TX
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My "Leaving the ice observation" from 7:30 am to 11:00 am 9-27-05
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Multi beam seismic image of out last coring site to determine the depth   Hans Berge is preparing the seismic gear for the last deployment
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Dennis Darby and Emma Sellen cutting our last JPC core   I try to help out and I video taped the coring operation for educational use
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Dale is getting the last JPC core ready- an icy job   Ute
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Ice Conditions   Radar Map
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Map 9-27   Healy search lights on the ice and the Oden leaving us
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The beauty of a frozen corebarrel !   MST's and Dale rigging the JPC core at sub 0C temperatures-hard work
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Casino night and one of the Black Jack Tables   Sunrise accompanied by a beautiful display of sun dogs left and right of the sun
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Arctic fog rolls in in a matter of minutes   The freeze up has started . Paper thin flexible sheets of ice form around us
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Jimmy Jones Olemaun our mammal observer from Barrow looks for polarbears from the bridge   The engineering control center provides control, monioring, alarm und reporting functions of the auxiliary and propulsion equipment through the MPCMS ( Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System)
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Healy Shadow   Ice Map
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Map from September 7   CTD
 
9-24-05
 
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The two Captains did a great Job   Farewell party for the Swedish scientists
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Oden parked next to an iceberg- night in the Arctic   Photo by Martin Jacobsson
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Photo Ursus by Alejandro   Polar bear feeding on seal
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more pankace ice   iceberg
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sun set and pancake ice   Our ship track from Dutch Harbor, AK to Svalbard
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Pancake ice   I am on the bridge studying the pancake ice
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small iceberg   slush pancake ice
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Map   cycloconverter diagram
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The shaft that turns the propeller   The ECC team ready to fix the ship if neccesary
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CWO2, Jeffrey Parker, who is responsible for the Auxiliary and Main Propulsion divisions aboard HEALY   This is an example of the control screen in the ECC
 
9-22-05
 
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John Hopper and scientists are working on the cruise data and reports   Gary and Dayton are studying seismic data
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Propeller shaft driven by the electromotor   Electro Motor
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Electromotor for the propeller shaft   Transformer station
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6600 V cables going to the transformer   Diesel motor turns the shaft of the generator
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DCC Philip Smelser is monitoring the ships systems from the engineering control center (ECC)   One of the four diesel engines
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Leads and pressure ridges from the air (photo by Jeremy)   We get sun rise and sun sets now . This one is a sun rise.
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Healy broke a big crack in the ice   Healy is breaking ice
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Oden in front of Healy   Oden is following our channel
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Beauty with moon   Pressure ridge
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Thick ice all around us   Close Call!
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Oden & Healy are very, very close   Map 09-21-05
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LCDR Reeves driving the ship and monitoring , speed, heading and rpm of the motor shafts   LCDR John Reeves and Captain Dan Oliver at the ships controls driving
 
9-20-05
 
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Ice   Kazu drills ice cores
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Don and Bruce measure ice albedo   Healy shadow on the ice and Oden in the background
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Beauty of Ice   Bingo Night 2
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Bingo Night   ODEN and HEALY breaking ice as a team
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Pirate day at the HEALY
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IBACO map by Martin Jacobsson helps to locate the Ridbes and Basins   The watch glass shows the interior of the flash chamber where you can see the water boiling and vaporizing.
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MKCS Bisson checks the temperature gauge for the operational 168 degrees Fahrenheit.   Main sea water pump
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The sea water is transported through a 24 in sea suction pipe   MKCS Bisson explains the sea water suction system
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Oden breaks ice   Sven the Helicopter Pilot
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Coffee break on the Oden   The Emlen Funnel is used to determine the direction the bird would like to fly.
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Susanne Akesson explains her magnetic navigation bird project.   Northern Wheatear is a long distance traveler
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Glenn, Dale, and Keidi on the ODEN   Cozy Oden room
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Ludger explains his CO2 carboncycle project   Toste explains his science project
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Ulf and Dale infont of the ODEN'S bridge   Keidi, Glenn, Dale, Ulf on tour of the Oden
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Hello Air Taxi- Inside the Swedish Helicopter   Dale, Glenn, Sven (Pilot), Ute gettiing ready to fly
 
9-19-05
 
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Captain Dan Oliver   5 h later snow storm and low visibility. I took the photo of the Healy
from the icebreaker Oden, 9-17-05
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sun dogs visible in the morning, 9-17-05   Polar Bear mom and her two cubs
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The Healy clearly slid on top of heavy ice during the ramming.   EM1 B. Jolping works on the Cycloconverter
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MKCS J. Bisson showed me the cycloconverter area

Cycloconverters control the speed of the propulsion motors through
varying the frequency (0 Hz-20Hz ) provided to the motors. The ship has
two and the left one in the photo caused problems.

  EMC F. Donze changes electronic parts
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Backing - Backing icebreaking sequence of the Healy
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Things freeze on deck instantly   SN Peter Boggeln says "Hi" to my students
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Captain Dan Oliver at the Bridge   BMCS Sullivan (Navigator) and LT Eller (Helo pilot) discussing the Tromso map
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Temperatures dropped to the lower -15 C. Antennas and the loft
conn are covered with ice
  Pressure ridges form when ice floes are pushed against each other
by wind or sea currents. We saw some thick ones up to 18 m.
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New ice forms   Erik has floor cleaning duty. Great job- Thank you!
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Sun dogs 2   Sun dogs are a spectacular display . The sky seems to be on fire.
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Fredrick does laundry.   Erik on the treadmill is a Karate champion and has a hard training program

EMCM Curtis is working out on the bicycle.

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The work out at Healy is serious business. People seem to give the
best at all times.
  Thore is showing off his strength.
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There are plenty of washing machines and dryers available.   Oden in front of Healy breaking ice by rocking from the left to the right
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through heavy ice with average speed of 2 knots   Map 9-17-05
 
9-16-05
 
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Sea ice with pressure ridges up to 18m thick.   Oden in front of Healy breaking ice.
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Dr. Leonid Polyak during his Science Talk   Loft conn is the highest point of the ship for navigation.
The two women are driving the ship.
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The two women are driving the ship.   Loft conn is the highest point of the ship for navigation.
 
9-15-05
 
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Flags to show our appriciation to the country
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Mr. Lobster says Hi to Tara Marx and my students at Hanna HS, Brownsville, TX   The UH Cougar and Hanna HS eagle at the North Pole
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Walter Reynoso-Peralta is celebrating a dance from his home country Argentina   Vernier Lab Pro with Photo gate at the North Pole for data collection which will be used in physics at Hanna HS, Brownsville, TX
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Hedda and I are collecting acceleration data at the North Pole with Vernier Physics Equipment   Plush animals and Vernier Equipment at the North Pole
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The Seismic Team Yngve Kristofferen, John Hopper and Erik Grindheim in a discussion about seismic acticity at the North Pole?!   Nina Ivanova , Leonid Polyak and Thomas Greenfel celebrating at the North Pole
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John Hopper on his way to the Oden   MSTC Don Snider from Harlingen, TX and Jimmy our mammal observer from Barrow Alaska Celebrating the North Pole
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Santa lives at the North Pole   Healy and Oden at the North Pole
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Healy Crew with the Captain in the middle is getting ready for a group photo at the North Pole   Ice Liberty at the North Pole
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Action at the Healy Bridge-Navigator Tim is looking for the North Pole   The Pole at Last!
 
9-12-05
 
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Martin Jacobsson and Leonid Polyak are discussing seismic data from the Lomonosov Ridge.   Map of our multibeam swath over the "Gap" in the Lomonosov Ridge
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Gap in the Lomonsov ridge 2 surveyed with Multibeam Bathymetry   Gap in the Lomonosov Ride 1
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Martin Jakobsson Map about our survey area   Oden disappears in the fog
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It is cold and the antennas freeze   People watch from the Helo deck Oden is departing
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Crane transfer of people in a basket   Oden is just meters from the Healy
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Amanda, a sudent at Texas A & M, Galveston doing research on the Oden and Ute Kaden, BISD Brownsville, TX (student at University Houston) meet at USCGC Healy   Oden is coming closer
 
9-9-05
 
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sea ice next to the Healy   Jeremy Harbeck takes field notes
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Map - backing and ramming   Dr. Greenfel with the K-19 meassuring thermal radiation
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Healy Backing and Ramming - Healy slides on the thick ice and needs to back and ram to go forward   Weather changes fast from sun to snow
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Satellite Image of the low pressure system   Track 9-6 to 9-7, Going nowhere
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Map 09-07-05   Local time and Texas Time. Still 24 hours daylight!
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Buoy from above   Buoy
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Ruben in helicopter   Ruben and helicopter
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Reading material found on desks of the scientists   A coffee break at Oden today; to the left Jessica Noel and Mattias Peterson (Oden Chief Officer) and to the left Anders Karlqvist (expedition leader) and Tomas Årnell (Oden Captain)
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Physics teacher Mr. Hoffmann coordinates the webevent at Hanna HS in Brownsville, TX   Physics students at Hanna HS, Brownsville, TX during the live webinar from the USCGC Healy on September 1, 2005.
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Physics students at Hanna HS, Brownsville, TX during the live webinar from the USCGC Healy on September 1, 2005.

 

Map 09-06-05

 
9-6-05
 
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Dennis Darby is the Chief of the science spectators
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Lots of cardboard has to go to the front of the ship - our wogs do it   Cinnamon wog is cleaning the dry food room
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Cleaning with the fire hose so the ship does not get dirty!

photo by Bjorn Eriksson

  That is it- old , smelly food

photo by Bjorn Eriksson

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Captain Dan Oliver (left) had lots of fun watching   Even CDR Jackson had to paricipate. He did it with a smile.
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Everybody had to go in the cold sea water pool

photo by Bjorn Eriksson

  He won the Mrs. Healy show

photo by Bjorn Eriksson

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Huuu, cold sea water and one has to dive under

photo by Bjorn Eriksson

  Marching in position on the Helo deck for Sport activities
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Back from Sport on the Helo deck - wet and cold   Walter, Asa and Beth are "Blue noses"
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Non Talent show and two girls in on Mustang suit are dancing   Non-Talent show participants Dayton, Ute, Walter (Jazz dancer) and Beth (photo by Bjorn Eriksson)
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Ruben, the Swedish teacher and Karina from Norway as wogs   Ice is closing behind the Healy
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Pressure ridges make us backing an ramming the ice   Oden drives next to the Healy
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Map 09-04-05   Sunday activities 9-4-05 at Healy
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Oden 2   Oden 1
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Dr. Coakley is answering questions during the 9/1/05 webinar from the Healy with New Zealand   Live conference from the Healy. Captain Dan Oliver is answering questions
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Oden breaks ice in front of Healy   Fresh snow lets one think of Christmas
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Healy is following a big lead (ice free channel )   Beth our mammal observer on the frozen Healy upper deck
 
9-2-05
 
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Sextant   sea cucumber 2
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sea cucumber   Fredrik Ludvigsen
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Karina Monsen
 
8-30-05
 
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Paula, Emma, Raidar and Ute cutting the core
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Leonid at 14.5 m of sediments   Dennis awaiting the JPC (Jumbo Piston Core)
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Dave and Steve retrieving satellite maps in the computer room at the bridge   Ice conditions of the day. The basket for the ice people is visible
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Paul is playing his horn.   Glenn is reading the book "Sea legs" while waiting for his Multi Core.
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Dale and John are relaxing to music   Karina from Norway is working on her physics homework.
 
8-28-05
 
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All good things come to an end. Up and on the ship it goes... Bye, bye... What a fun day on the Arctic Ocean!   Alejandro (center) from Venuzuela had his first close contact with snow and ice
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The special force unit takes care of the problem - On thin ice!   Ohhh no, this egg shaped thing is in the melt pond, again! Help!
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An excellent soccer game needs a good referee. “All decisions are final”, no doubt about this. He is available for the World Cup in Germany 2006 if needed. (Not to worry- It is our bear watch!)   Soccer game in front of the ship. great fun.
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Gary, Beth and John talking about navigation, mammals, computers...?   Dennis Darby going for an eagle at melt pond 18
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Small talk with Captain Dan Oliver   Beth, David, Will and Asa enjoying the Arctic Ocean white snow beach
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