February 28, 2010
The first week of the BEST 2010 Science Deployment
Today was probably the worst day I have ever had mess cooking, even worse than some of the bad days last trip. Everything that could go horribly wrong did. It started early, even though it was a Sunday, as we had a pig roast and needed to help get them prepared. Last night during mid-rats the scullery broke, so all the dishes we were washing had to be washed “old school,” or by hand. Later in the morning things started to get even crazier as it has been rather rough sailing the last couple days and it continues to get worse. We had around 35 degree rolls for the worst ones, and stayed well above 15 degrees on the rest. That kind of tipping causes for a lot of separate hazards. The first being things flying everywhere. We had a bottle of Tabasco Sauce break on the forward mess deck, and then a gallon pitcher of chocolate milk flew out of the fridge on the aft mess deck. We also had a bit of flooding on all of main deck aft of frame 143. All of Chiefs country and the surrounding passageways were filled with several inches of sloshing water that had to be swabbed and shopvaced up. A door had been left open, and several of the cold waves crashing over the side of the ship decided to come inside where it was warmer. Then the ice machine on the fwd mess decided to overflow leaving a sloshing inch of water on the mess deck as well. Things looked up in the evening as the Electronic Technicians were able to fix the scullery! However, it was still a danger zone with pots and pans and all kinds of things sliding and flying around, including other mess cooks. We managed to survive our last day of mess cooking though, and even smile at the crazy day we had just lived through. Next Sunday we will even be able to enjoy the “Sunday Sunday Sundays” (the name given to create your own ice cream sundaes).
~SN Klineburger
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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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- POLAR SEA
- 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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