The dams in question include Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams.

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The dams are Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite.

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We were there in early March, and the harbor was ice-free, which is also very unusual for that region.

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Watson eventually left the harbor, under cover of fog, and he was later arrested on an ice field where the hunt was taking place. (Since 1977, it has been a crime in Canada to observe the seal hunt without a permit.) His ship was confiscated, he was charged with conspiring to commit mischief and extortion, among other crimes, and he spent several days in jail.

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The vessel had to clear U.S. regulatory requirements before continuing on from Dutch Harbor, led by the 420-foot Healy, which plowed ahead through about 300 miles of ice.

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