Keywords: US Navy 030427-O-0000B-002 Polar Bear attacks Sub.jpg en Near the North Pole Apr 27 2003 -- During Exercise ICEX 2003 the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Connecticut SSN 22 surfaced and broke through the ice This polar bear attracted by the hole which can be used to find food was seen through the sub's periscope and these photos were captured as the image was projected on a flat-panel display After investigating the Connecticut for approximately 40 minutes the bear left the area with no damage to the sub or to the bear U S Navy photo by Mark Barnoff RELEASED 2003-04-27 030427-O-0000B-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 7749 U S Navy photo by Mark Barnoff PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Near the North Pole Ursus maritimus Views through submarine periscopes USS Connecticut SSN-22 |