Ships sailing the North Atlantic are skirting south this summer to avoid one of the worst recorded armadas of “killer” icebergs and hidden chunks called “growlers.” Patrol ships of International Ice Patrol chart, track and report icebergs. According to Commodore Sir Ivan Thompson, skipper of the Queen Elizabeth, conditions are worse than in 1912, the year the Titanic sunk.

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Title:
Ships sailing the North Atlantic are skirting south this summer to avoid one of the worst recorded armadas of “killer” icebergs and hidden chunks called “growlers.” Patrol ships of International Ice Patrol chart, track and report icebergs. According to Commodore Sir Ivan Thompson, skipper of the Queen Elizabeth, conditions are worse than in 1912, the year the Titanic sunk.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Icebergs
Photographer:
United States. Coast Guard
Name on Item:
U. S. Coast Guard Photo
Date:
[ca. July 1957]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Icebergs
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 210 x 256 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/31981k73d
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001282_0010
Barcode:
39999088103351