If the repurposed green-painted police launch in the sixth boro can be called Big G, I guess this is gargantuan G, although judging by the weldprints in the portside bow, it has a history; for two decades it was an icebreaker/sealer named Polarbjorn (153′ x 38′ x 17′) launched in Norway in 1975. Then, 15 years ago, it was chartered by
Greenpeace. I wish I could be around when the history of the 21st century gets written because I’d love to know who the winners will be and (among countless other groups) how Greenpeace will then be viewed. Even “losers” who fight good fights would be interesting to see through “future history’s long lens.” They do know they have enemies . . . many of them, but sometimes I’m proud of who considers me to be an enemy. Compare the bow in the foto below with what you see in this video at 1:30. The comments in these two videos bespeak the controversies.
Arctic Sunrise has been docked at Chelsea Piers for the past few days, at the same location where Steve Irwin docked almost a year ago.
I didn’t get a tour, but I wondered about the sign “pigmy deck,” one I’ve never seen before.
For more on criticisms of Greenpeace, click here. For Arctic Sunrise‘s mission in NYC, click here.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
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February 9, 2011 at 4:19 pm
SeaBart
Pigmy deck is most probably the nick name for the void space just underneath the bridge and above the accomodation, you can see it in other pictures on the web.
This voidspace is usually used for the installation of electronics like the gyrocompasses and electrical cabinets. Possibly also pipework & other wiring for the bridge.
February 9, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Les Sonnenmark
I’ll second that, though I can’t find a reference to that term anywhere else. The sign probably refers to the inverted vent openings for that space, just below the label. A bolted access patch to that space shows at the base, and just inboard, of the short ladder.
February 10, 2011 at 12:44 pm
eastriver
We call it the “Whiskey Locker” on our ATB. Crawling-headroom only. It houses gyro, HVAC machinery, electronic black boxes and distribution, Chief’s extra engine filters and all our Christmas decorations during the off season. We do not, however, have the outside vent labeled as such.
If Pete Wilcox is still her captain, seems to me he was once Clearwater’s captain.