We use cookies to improve your experience, some are essential for the operation of this site.

Ice-covered stairway on USCG cutter Healy.

Ice-covered stairway on USCG cutter Healy.
Ice-covered stairway on USCG cutter Healy.
Ice-covered stairway on USCG cutter Healy.
Ice-covered stairway on USCG cutter Healy.
Comments (0)
195250
Gong, Donglai
Ice-covered stairway on USCG cutter Healy.
Still Image
12/22/2011
graphics/Arctic_D_Gong/DSC_3071.JPG
Image of the Day caption:
Ice-covered stairs makes for a tricky ascent--and a necessary detour--aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy on a 2011 cruise to the Western Arctic Shelfbreak. The temperature this far north can dip as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit, temperatures at which salt water spray freezes on contact with the ship. Photographer Donglai Gong, a WHOI postdoctoral scholar studying arctic water transport, snapped the photo to remind himself not to take the harsh but beautiful conditions for granted.
Photo by Donglai Gong
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Labels
This item includes these files
Image
Image
Collections