Journal Entry
As the ship made its way through the sea ice you could hear the ice chunks clanging against the ship.
At least that is what it looks like at night. As we traveled up to Palmer we hit some nasty weather. The winds were pushing the ice towards land and creating a growing concern for the ship’s crew. We ran into pancake ice and at times sea ice which is much more consolidated and tougher to navigate. This video gives you a sense of what we saw. You are watching as the ship navigates some thick pancake ice – so named for the round pancake-like shape. You can hear the clanging of the larger pieces of ice hitting the ship. A little disconcerting when a loud one would vibrate through the ship. I will be posting another clip, which gives you a sense of our rolling ride so stay tuned…
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