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Casting off!

Bollards

To moor a ship at dock, ropes are wrapped around bollards like these. The ropes used to do so are called mooring lines.
The ERNEST LAPOINTE moored at dock
1980.0.44.24, MMQ Coll.
In winter, the entire deck of a ship is sometimes covered with a thick layer of ice.
The deck of the MONTCALM covered in ice formed by sea spray
1980.0.25.4, MMQ Coll.

The entire crew on de-icing duty!

The crew is breaking ice on the deck of the ERNEST LAPOINTE during its only journey on the high seas headed for Greenland, in 1958.