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Description
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.
Photographer
Doyne W. Kessler
Display Date
1972 January 16
Location
Alaska, Kodiak
Collection
Sailing for Science
Ships and Ice
NOAA Affiliation
NMFS