Sunday, April 15, 2012

SandBox Utah: KSL Utah "Utah iceberg hunter keeps ships safe near Titanic's grave"

Mike Anderson:
"CLEARFIELD — One hundred years has passed since the Titanic disaster, and a Utah man is helping make sure no other ship suffers that same fate. He's a part of a unique branch of the Coast Guard that tracks icebergs.
 
Members of the Coast Guard Ice Patrol have been braving the cold to mark and track icebergs in the Northern Atlantic Ocean since 1913. They say they've had a flawless track record.

Clearfield native Clifton Hendry, a marine technician and member of the Coast Guard Ice Patrol, spends his days flying over Newfoundland, tracking the icebergs...."

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