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![NOAA Fisheries Research Vessel CRIPPLE CREEK, formerly a Bureau of Mines vessel ship0529.jpg NOAA Fisheries Research Vessel CRIPPLE CREEK, formerly a Bureau of Mines vessel](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_ship0529.jpg?itok=3dnVxuMD)
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NOAA Fisheries Research Vessel CRIPPLE CREEK, formerly a Bureau of Mines vessel.This picture was taken January 17, 1972 after 100 mph winds with freezing spraylashed Kodiak, Alaska. Over 2 feet of ice built up on the vessel's port sideduring this storm. This vessel was excessed in 1973. (Image credit: Doyne W. Kessler)