U.S. Coast Guard Genius Technique to Rescue Billion $ Cruise Ship in Middle of Ice

The USCGC Polar Star is the only heavy icebreaker the United States owns — and on its 50th birthday, this US Coast Guard icebreaker diverted from Operation Deep Freeze to rescue a cruise ship trapped in Antarctica. The Scenic Eclipse II, a 551-foot luxury expedition yacht, was stuck in Antarctic pack ice in the Ross Sea after the ice defeated the highest ice rating a passenger vessel can carry. This video breaks down how icebreakers work — from the CODLOG propulsion system that disconnects the engines from the propellers, to the controllable-pitch propellers that make back-and-ram icebreaking possible, to the micro-alloyed steel hull built to survive thousands of impacts at polar temperatures. You will see the rescue from the aloft conning station 100 feet above the waterline where the ice pilot reads the pack, to the engine rooms running at over 100 degrees below decks. This is the full story of how a Coast Guard crew of 155 broke through eight miles of pack and freed the Scenic Eclipse II, escorted it to open water, and then turned south to finish the job that keeps American science alive in Antarctica at McMurdo Station. Join this 'Paper Pilot Club' to get access to perks:    / @beyondfacts   SUBSCRIBE: https://www.bit.ly/beyondFactsSUB #icebreaker #coastguard #beyondfacts Credit: https://sites.google.com/ytmgltd.com/...