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To: meatloaf
If I’m reading the correct info, the closest heavy ice breaker is about a 1000 miles away.

Yep, the US to the rescue...

The Coast Guard's Polar Star is steaming towards the scene...

17 posted on 01/04/2014 1:46:18 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: C210N
Not to nitpick, but that picture is of the North Sea(WAGB=11) which is out of service.

The Polar Star is the (WAGB-10) which just finished being overhauled last year. Sister ships.

34 posted on 01/04/2014 2:57:31 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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