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Shell Tankers used in Operation Frostbite

White Rose in Shell Colours as the Fuel Marketer

Eastern Shell Winter Gulf of St Lawrence

Northern Shell (1)

Arctic Trader

Lakeshell

Northern Shell (2) in St Lawrence Seaway

Acavus Used to Frobisher Bay and in the Great Lakes

Achatina Used to Frobisher Bay and in the Great Lakes


Operation Frostbite Activities

Early Days at Fort George, all drummed cargo

HBC 1001 discharging fuel at Fort George from James
Transport
1972

Barge #8 and #9 on the Koksoak River. Original
Seatruck tugs

Barge #9 leaving the Arctic Trader 1979, note new tug
design

Tanks on the beach at Douglas Harbour waiting to be
towed to Wakcham Bay

Ship to Ship Transfer operations at mouth of Koksoak
River. Left to right Barge #9, Eastern Shell, Northern
Shell(2), Lakeshell

Hall Beach 1967, note long lines of oil drums in
foreground. Not Part of Operation Frostbite.
Exemplary reuse of drums only.

Arctic Trader loading barges 8 & 9 Fort Chimo
Anchorage 1979