Excerpt from Report of the International Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean, Vol. 1 Vice Admiral Kent H. Williams was Commander, Atlantic Area until May, 1997, when he was relieved by Vice Admiral Roger T. Rufe, Jr. Cdr Ross L. Tuxhorn was Commander, International Ice Patrol until July, 1997, when he was relieved by Commander Stephen L. Sielbeck. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.