NAVARIN BASIN AND ICE EDGE DATA COLLECTION ABOARD USCGC POLAR SEA

Environmental and ship performance data were collected in the Bering Sea aboard USCGC POLAR SEA during March and April 1985. This was the tenth phase of a multiyear program to assess the operational feasibility of a year-round transportation system serving Alaska. The first volume describes the measured and observed ice conditions, as well as meteorological conditions during the deployment. Volume 2 describes the instrumentation system used to measure ice milling loads during the deployment and the results of that program. Volume 3 reports on field tests conducted during the deployment to investigate personnel safety and survival on ice.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report; Vol.1-Environmental Data; Vol.2-Ice Milling Data; Vol.3- Field Study of Personnel Evacuation and Survival from Arctic Class Ships; Cover gives publication data as March/April 1985
• Corporate Authors:

  ARCTEC Engineering, Incorporated

  Columbia, MD  United States 

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • St John, J W
  • Wohl, G M
  • Meyer, J R
• Publication Date: 1986-2

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Drift ice; Frigid regions; Icebreakers; Performance; Ship operations; Survival
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic environment; Arctic marine transportation; Ice conditions; Navarin basin; Polar sea (Vessel); Pressure ridges; Ship performance
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00654628
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Report/Paper Numbers: 1070C
• Contract Numbers: DTMA-91-84-41032/V.1, DTMA-91-84-C-41008/V.2, DTMA-91-84-41032/V.3
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM