QUESTION
Why is the ship painted red? My students came up with
several answers including visability, it is color coding like
the science parkas, or so animals would not mistake it for an
iceberg. 

                Thom Lewis, 3rd Grade Teacher, 
                Burnley-Moran School, Charlottesville, Virginia

ANSWER:  From Alan Hickey aboard the Polar Duke, Palmer Station,
         Antarctica;  Sat, 1 Feb 1997 01:06:22 +0000 (GMT) 
   
Hi, Thom!

The Polar Duke, like most icebreakers, is painted red so that it stands 
out against the stark whiteness of all the surrounding ice and snow 
covered mountains.  So your students are correct; red enhances visibility 
as with the parkas, and certainly no animal will mistake it for an iceberg.

        Thanks for your interest in the Polar Duke!
        Al Hickey