This blue screen in the “bridge,” where the Captain and crew drive the ship, is blank now, because there is nothing ahead of us for upcoming 24 miles. But wait until we’re headed near ice, and it will look a lot more interesting! And the other screen is a digital “reader” which displays the size and position of nearby sea ice. In the radio room, satellite data from NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) is received, and the operator on duty will analyze the images visually for concentration of ice. Radar then confirms the ice concentration within 20 miles of the ship. Imagine back in the day using the old Soviet analog reader (which is still on the ship) to predict the ice miles in front of you!
