Polar Discovery :: Expedition 2: Day 12

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Oden's helicopter goes out on reconnaissance mission
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Our eye in the sky

Such a big ship, and such a small helicopter. Each is dependent on the other to steer through a vast ice-covered ocean that dwarfs both humans and their machines. Sitting on Oden’s helicopter deck, the helicopter seems like a gnat on a bull. But from cockpit of the helicopter, flying overhead, the mighty icebreaker Oden looked like a toy in a sudsy bathtub.

Read on about our adventure in the slideshow below. Can't see the slideshow? Get the Flash plug in »

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