September 27 slideshow

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The Chief Engineer of this cruise is Danny Parmiter who oversees the Engineering Department and all of the electrical and mechanical operations of the ship.
(Kris Newhall)
Pictured is only one of the five massive engines that is at the disposal of the Louis for cruising and ice breaking. In recent years, only 2 to 3 engines have been needed to break through the thinner ice, whereas all 5 engines were sometimes needed in the worst conditions in previous years.
(Kris Newhall)
Multiple drive shafts transfer the energy from the motors to the propellers through a series of couplings, bearings and thruster blocks.   
(Kris Newhall)
Oiler Phil MacPherson inspects the banks of computers which were state-of-the-art in the 1960s and are still used to control the ship's engines and drive systems from the engine control room below decks.
(Kris Newhall)
The engineers are also responsible for incinerating non-recyclable trash. Special care must be taken by everyone on board to ensure that aerosol cans, batteries, or other potentially explosive materials are thrown away in special bins for disposal in port so that they are do not wreak havoc in the incinerator.
(Kris Newhall)
The Louis also contains complete machine and welding shops to provide the ability to repair and manufacture parts at sea. It also comes in handy, when scientists need modifications to their instrument hardware. Here, Engine Room Technician Jamie Richardson and Third Engineer Bob Goodman drill a mounting bracket for one of the mooring spheres.
(Kris Newhall)

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