North Pole Sends Peace from Le Commandant Charcot Passengers

It was the Le Commandant Charcot passenger cruise icebreaker's second North Pole trip of the season (2 of 4) in early August 2023. Some guests onboard had the opportunity to decorate their own wooden boat as well as sign the ice buoy before all were deployed. Many other boats decorated in 2022 and 2023 by students also deployed along side the parent Iceball buoy.

Vessel name and call sign​	Le Commandant Charcot
Science campaign/Project name	Ponant Science
Scientist in charge of buoy program	LCC Science Officer (Daniel Cron)
Type of buoy deployed	Iceball buoy APL-UTAP-0042
Person responsible for on-ice wooden boat deployement	Casey Perry (Assistant Expedition Leader)
Deployment date and time (UTC)	12pm, 2nd August 2023
Location of deployment (Lat/Long)	North Pole! (89°51,175'N 127°39,84'W)
How were boats deployed? (e.g. configuration)	On the sea ice around the buoy in a peace symbol
Boat ID numbers	220111 - 220117, 220229 - 220260, 230314 - 230585
Decorated Boats From These Organizations	Centennial Middle School, guests onboard, West Leydon High School, Grunnskoli Drangsness

Le Commandant Charcot Float Your Boat Deployment August 2, 2023