Grey whales trapped in Alaska
- Title
- Grey whales trapped in Alaska
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- 25 Oct 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:01:19
- Description
- American journalist Cary Anderson reports from the Alaskan village of Barrow on international attempts to free 2 surviving Californian grey whales (nicknamed Crossbeat and Bonnet) which are ice-bound off the coast of Alaska. 2 Soviet ice breaking vessels are on their way to help in the rescue operation. Whilst an 11 ton ice-breaking tractor has been flown in to smash through the remaining 3 miles of ice. Peter Russell is identified as the UK reporter but is not heard.
- Contributors
- Cary Anderson
- Keywords
- USA; International cooperation; Rescue work; Alaska; Whales
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