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A close-up view of broken dirty pack ice taken from the deck of the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A view of the broken ice floes and loose pack ice taken from the deck of the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A close-up view of broken pack ice taken from the deck of the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
The two starboard side enclosed lifeboats suspended from their davits. (Roll film negative)
A view of the broken ice floes and loose pack ice taken from the deck of the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A view of the loose pack ice stretching into the distance. (Roll film negative)
The empty helicopter pad at the stern of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A close-up view of dirty loose pack ice taken from the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A view of dirty loose pack ice taken from the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A close-up view of broken dirty pack ice taken from the deck of the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A Canadian Territorial helicopter landing on the heli-pad at the stern of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
Ice floes and loose pack ice, taken from the bridge of the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975). (Roll film negative)
A view of relatively open water with some loose pack ice and small ice flows, looking towards the Alaska coast. (Roll film negative)
A view of the loose pack ice from open area of Deck 8 on board the Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
A view looking over the port side towards the pack ice from the bridge of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
On board the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) north of the Arctic Circle at the time of the midnight sun. (Sheet film negative)
On the aft promenade deck of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cruise ship Viceroy of India (1929) above the Arctic Circle, Norway (Sheet film negative)
On board an unidentified cruise ship north of the Arctic Circle looking at the midnight sun. (Sheet film negative)
On board the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) north of the Arctic Circle at the time of the midnight sun. (Sheet film negative)
On board the Canadian Pacific Steamships cruise ship Montrose (1922) under way above the Arctic Circle. (Sheet film negative)
The fore deck of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) while in the Arctic Circle off the Norwegian coast approaching the midnight sun. (Sheet film negative)
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Premier (1946) refuelling the aircraft carrier Vengeance (1944) in the Arctic Ocean (Sheet film negative)
Three passengers being escorted by a deck officer from a Canadian Territorial helicopter on the heli-pad at the stern of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
The empty helicopter pad at the stern of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975) (Roll film negative)
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