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Celebrating the Coast Guard Ice Patrol, Created After Titanic Sinking
Mystic Aquarium Honors 100 Years of Maritime Safety, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol with a ceremony and free admission on May 23 for USCG active and retired personnel
One year after Titanic struck an iceberg in 1912, the International Ice Patrol was born to hunt down icebergs and warn sailors away from the danger.
Today, in the International Ice Patrol’s 100th anniversary year as a command of the U.S. Coast Guard, a new gallery on this safeguard against another iceberg calamity becomes a permanent part of Titanic – 12,450 Feet Below, the blockbuster exhibition that opened last year at Mystic Aquarium.
The International Ice Patrol gallery will be commissioned on Thursday, May 23 at 11 a.m. during a special ceremony at Mystic Aquarium with International Ice Patrol Cmdr. Lisa Mack and Dr. Stephen Coan, president and CEO of Sea Research Foundation, Mystic Aquarium’s parent organization.
Check out a fascinating video of a traveling ice island by the USCG Ice Patrol.
Mystic Aquarium will present the International Ice Patrol with an award recognizing its heroic efforts over the past hundred years. Headquartered in New London, the Ice Patrol has amassed an enviable safety record -- not a single vessel that has heeded the Ice Patrol's published iceberg limit has collided with an iceberg.
Active and retired U.S. Coast Guard personnel will receive one free general admission to the gallery with a USCG ID.
This ceremony recognizing the International Ice Patrol marks the start of Memorial Day weekend at Mystic Aquarium, where Titanic – 12,450 Feet Below has expanded substantially since it opened in April 2012, including the new Ice Patrol gallery and the addition of elements from National Geographic’s Titanic: 100 Year Obsession, a temporary exhibit that was based in Washington, D.C.
New elements include a “Building the Titanic” multimedia touch screen, videos narrated by James Cameron, a Morse code interactive station near the Marconi Room replica, a 16-foot floor interactive, a lifejacket display and a bow recreation for photo opportunities. Titanic – 12,450 Feet Below was made possible by the support of United Technologies.
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