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 |
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