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| 8:00 a.m.
The icebreaker is waiting for us (left). Helicopter
cargo operations (right). |
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| Familiarization
(left) with a survival suit (not easy). Our
first supper (right) is very good. |
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| Emergency
training as part of familiarization procedures. |
Cruise - 2003 Dispatches
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Dispatch 02 - August 8,
2003
By Andrey Proshutinsky
Flying to the ship
Rainy weather and strong wind greeted us this morning,
and we are still waiting for the arrival of our
15th team member, a chemist. On the bright side,
our 14 boxes of equipment arrived this morning.
Also, our ship, the icebreaker Louis S. St. Laurent
was seen at 8 a.m. about one mile from the coastline.
Wind and rough seas forced
us to use the icebreaker’s helicopter instead
of its landing craft to meet the ship. We moved
some of our equipment using the helicopter sling,
then the expedition participants flew to the ship.
By about 2 p.m. local time, everything and everyone
was on board – except for our missing chemist
from Yellowknife in Canada.
After two hours of unpacking,
the third mate explained the fire and boat emergency
duties and instructions at a "familiarization”
meeting to train for emergencies at sea.
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