导读：1985年，俄罗斯一艘名为“莫斯科”号的破冰船通过演奏古典音乐，带领数千头被困的白鲸返回公海，引起了国际社会的关注。

 

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In late December 1984, a herd of up to 3,000 beluga whales (白鲸) was discovered in the ice-covered waters off the Chukchi Peninsula. The whales were struggling for breathing room in small pools of open water. The white whales had evidently chased a large group of cod (鳕鱼) into the Senyavin Strait. An easterly wind kicked up and jammed the narrow strait with drift ice, leaving only small pools of open water for the white whales to surface for breathing.

 

Finally the decision was made to summon the Moskva (莫斯科号). Moskva raced against time and dropping temperatures to reach the whales before they ran out of breathing pools or starved to death. Upon arrival, the ice was so thick that the captain called the mission off. However, after dozens of whales started to die, Moskva loaded on a full tank of fuel and plunged into the ice.

 

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