Location: Lat: 72 27.414 Long: 152 50.003
Sunrise: 9:36 am Sunset: 6:32 pm
****Today the team could not go out in search of the next target bear due to fog. It just wasn't safe to fly in such thick fog. It was also freakishly warm for the arctic - today the temperature got up to 35 Fahrenheit! It is concerning to all of us here that the temperatures are so warm.
Yesterday's sound of the arctic was taken during a tour of a space on the ship that I had yet to explore - the engine room. I was taken on an extensive behind-the-scenes tour of the engine room and other related spaces.
The control panels that control the engines and turbines.
While exploring Arctic waters and breaking ice, the Polar Sea uses quit a bit of fuel. As this chart shows, the amount depends on how many shafts and/or turbines are running.
The Polar Sea can actually hold 1.36 million gallons of fuel!
Here is the source of the sound from yesterday! The room was so loud that we had to wear ear protection for our hearing!
Posing next to one of the diesel engines.