Whales Trapped in Barrow (1988)

Whales break out, leave trail in slush

Two reluctant whales trapped by ice for three weeks disappeared from sight Friday morning, leaving a trail in slushy water leading out to open sea.

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WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Soviet ships drive a path through ice

The big ice wall posing the main obstacle to freeing two trapped whales began to yield Tuesday to the might of Soviet icebreakers. The progress of the two ships made officials optimistic that the whales could be on their way to the sunny Mexican coast as early as today.
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Icy coverage does little to thaw state's icy image

For the past week the television networks tracking the rescue of California gray whales near Barrow have beamed the image of a harsh and unforgiving Alaska a land of bonenumbing cold, snow and iceclogged seas, where parkas, boots and face masks are mandatory gear. The networks' whale footage, along...
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Rescue's expenses mounting; Soviets expect results

Two Soviet icebreakers were expected to join the effort to save two stranded whales today an effort that has cost close to $1 million and "may be out of control, " according to a top federal official on the scene.
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Why all the hullabaloo about these whales

In the middle of the night, struggling to connect a telephone call to a distant time zone, the static of satellite relays snaped and crackled on the line. The international operator heard an Alascom operator request assistance. "You're from Alaska?" the international operator asked. "Did you free...
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Hunter's odd discovery turns world's eyes toward Barrow

Roy Ahmaogak was out looking for a way to go whale hunting when he found whales instead. The difference between what he was looking for and what he found has turned Barrow and the world upside down. Ray's whales have captivated the world for more than a week, thanks in no small part to a rare convergence...
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

One gray whale presumed drowned

Sometime during the late afternoon Friday, the California gray whale they called "Bone" disappeared beneath the ice of the Arctic Ocean. No one will ever know why he went or, probably, where. One hour he was swimming with the two other gray whales that have been trapped in the ice here for a week...
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Media circus gives boost to business in Barrow

Eric Danner knew something big was up when the first network TV crew hit town. "The first couple or three days my drivers were coming in with $40 tips, " said Danner, who runs a Barrow taxi company called Arcticab.
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

Whales make move toward open water

Frustrated whale rescuers accomplished their first breakthrough here Thursday when they succeeded in forcing three trapped California gray whales to move from their old breathing hole to a new one cut through the ice with chain saws.
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

The world is watching three trapped whales

At Tony Roma's Place For Ribs in balmy North Miami Beach, the color television set flickered in the dim light. The bar and restaurant, packed as usual, were a din of chatter and laughter. The afterwork crowd didn't bat an eye as the local newscaster recounted the latest news about the BushDukakis...
WHALES TRAPPED IN BARROW (1988)

In a desperate world we help who we can, even if it's a whale

By Tuesday, it was beginning to look like an Irwin Allen disaster movie Save the Whales. The military, the oil companies, the greenies, the Eskimo whalers, even the president who phoned in his moral support had marshaled forces in a compelling truelife drama.