CNN Perspectives: Ice Run

Under the ice Earlier this year a CNN crew joined the final mission of the USS Hawkbill, a 5,000-ton nuclear submarine, on a trip to map the ocean floor beneath the Arctic Circle ice cap. Below are 360-degree IPIX images from the expedition. "Ice Run: Submarine to the Arctic" airs on CNN on Sunday, September 12, at 9 p.m. For more, see the links at right. Ipix images
Ice camp	Control room
Top deck	Torpedo room
Officers' mess	Officers' head

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Map of Hawkbill route. Click for larger image.

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On board the USS Hawkbill
While shooting "Ice Run," CNN Producer Vickie Usher found herself in an unusual situation -- a woman on board one of the U.S. Navy's male-only submarines. In becoming the first female journalist to travel beneath the polar ice cap, she found life on board the cramped quarters of the Hawkbill a challenge -- and a lot of fun.
Read her journal

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at the Navy's Pacific Submarine Command

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