Arctic West Fall 2009
September 31, 2009
At 6am all 11 mess cooks start the morning routine. For 6 of them it was a whole new experience. As it is the last day in September, it is now time for the mess cook rotation. The newest members to the Polar Sea will now take their turn doing the dishes and cleaning the galley for the next month. The older seasoned mess cooks of last month enjoy the relaxation of getting a breather before moving back to the areas they were from, deck or engineering department.
The day was also an exciting one as Wednesdays are drill days. So after quarters the crew waited around expectantly for the familiar pipe "The Polar Sea is now entering a training environment..." Once General Emergency (GE) was piped, everyone hurried to their billets, got dressed out, and set condition Zebra. With extras running the information back and forth, smoke was cleared and those injured were taken to sick bay. Another successful rotation completed, receiving an overall score of 95%.
October 1, 2009
Today was an exciting day. It started early for the mess cooks who now had watch as early as 4am. After watch, regular deck force duties were undertaken and important line handling skills were learned such as splicing and whipping line, as well as preparing for a helicopter emergency as the scientists took off in search of polar bears.
After lunch a few of the crew and scientists were lucky enough to see a polar bear off the starboard side and get a few pictures. Even if the crew did not see one of the three polar bears, several seals, or Beluga whales spotted throughout the day, the ice now surrounding the ship was an awesome sight.
The day was topped off by the excitement of ten can moral night. Six groups of brave souls gathered on the mess deck to raise their spoons to the unknown contents of six tin cans from the galley. The contents included cranberry sauce, tapioca pudding, whole potatoes, black eyed peas, fruit cocktail, and pumpkin pie. Quakenbush, Rainstar, Scheilbelhut, and Klineburger, came in first place devouring the tapioca pudding at an alarming rate. For first place they each will receive a day of liberty once back in Seattle. Second place was awarded to Fridley, Nelson, Avey, and Krantz after completing their can of cranberry sauce.
~SN Klineberger
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- Coast Guard Cutter POLAR SEA (WAGB 11) is the world's most powerful, conventionally propelled icebreaker. POLAR SEA was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company in Seattle. Homeported in Seattle since being commissioned in 1977, POLAR SEA has operated around the globe. POLAR SEA is designed to perform science, icebreaking, and all Coast Guard missions in both polar regions. POLAR SEA has sailed all seven seas, crossed the Arctic Ocean, circumnavigated Antarctica, and visited ports in twenty-four foreign countries. As of fall 2009, POLAR SEA has made eighteen voyages to Antarctic and twenty-one voyages to the Arctic. POLAR SEA has been awarded four Coast Guard Unit Commendations, five Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendations, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner's Commendation.
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