1898:	The America schooner, Vandalin, stranded about 4 miles N by W from the station and the crew went to her assistance.  Upon their arrival they found that the schooner s crew had carried out an anchor so they manned the windlass and after one-half hour of hard heaving, succeeded in releasing her.  They piloted her into deep water, then returned to station.
1994:	The Polar Sea and the CCCS Louis S. Ste Laurent became the first "North American surface ships" to reach the North Pole.