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Helicopter Refueling
U.S. Coast Guard members refuel a Canadian helicopter on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Helicopter Rescue Men
U.S. Coast Guard rescue men waiting for the Canadian helicopter to land on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Computer Lab
USGS geologists Peter Triezenberg and William Danforth sit with WHOI/LDEO Computer Technician Tom Bolmer in the Healy computer lab.
This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Reviewing Seismic Data from Arctic Ocean
Canadian Geological Survey scientist Ruth Jackson, also chief scientist for Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent, and USGS scientist Deborah Hutchinson review collected seismic data.
This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (left) and Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (left) and Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Canadian Coast Guard Ship in the Arctic
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent on the Arctic Ocean. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. Louis is approaching Healy to come alongside it. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (right) on the Arctic Ocean. You can see the bubbler system working on Louis. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
U.S. and Canadian Ships in Arctic Ocean
Helicopter view of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (bottom left) stopped in the Arctic Ocean as Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (top right) comes alongside it. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Measuring Sound Speed with an XBT
A U.S. Coast Guard member is preparing to launch an Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) to help calculate the speed of sound in the ocean. The launcher sends a probe into the water to measure depth and temperature variation below the ship. There is a copper wire attached to both the launcher and the probe. When the probe is released, the wire unwinds from a spool as it
...XBT Used to Measure Speed of Sound
A U.S. Coast Guard member is preparing to launch an Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) to help calculate the speed of sound in the ocean. The launcher sends a probe into the water to measure depth and temperature variation below the ship. There is a copper wire attached to both the launcher and the probe. When the probe is released, the wire unwinds from a spool as it
...XBT Launch: Measuring Sound Speed
A U.S. Coast Guard member is preparing to launch an Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) to help calculate the speed of sound in the ocean. The launcher sends a probe into the water to measure depth and temperature variation below the ship. There is a copper wire attached to both the launcher and the probe. When the probe is released, the wire unwinds from a spool as it
...Capturing an Image of Arctic Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are taking pictures of Arctic sea ice. They were lowered down from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy during an expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Picturing Arctic Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are taking pictures of Arctic sea ice. They were lowered down from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy during an expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.
Checking Stability of Arctic Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are checking the stability of a piece of multi-year Arctic sea ice. They were lowered by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor. The expedition was a joint effort using two ships, Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent. These Coast Guard members checked
...How Stable is this Sea Ice?
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are being transported by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy onto a piece of multi-year ice. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor. The expedition was a joint effort using two ships, Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent. These Coast Guard members checked for stability of the ice before
...Surveying Arctic Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are being transported by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy onto a piece of multi-year ice. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor. The expedition was a joint effort using two ships, Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent. These Coast Guard members checked for stability of the ice before
...Lowered by Crane to Arctic Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are being transported by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy onto a piece of multi-year ice. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor. The expedition was a joint effort using two ships, Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent. These Coast Guard members checked for stability of the ice before
...Moving from Ship to Arctic Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are being transported by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy onto a piece of multi-year Arctic sea ice. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor. The expedition was a joint effort using two ships, the Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent. These Coast Guard members checked for stability of
...Getting Ready: Transported from Ship to Sea Ice
Two U.S. Coast Guard members are getting ready to be transported by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy onto a piece of multi-year Arctic sea ice.