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Although they were as dangerous as ever , now that the ships were in cooler water the bergs did not create a fog as they did in the warmer region further north . By keeping a sharp lookout during the day and using the searchlights at night , Captain Barrington felt fairly confident of avoiding another encounter with an ice mountain . The damage the ship had sustained in her narrow escape from annihilation had proved quite difficult to repair , though before the vessel reached the sixtieth parallel it had been adjusted . `` Well , boys , '' announced Captain Hazzard one day at noon , `` we are now not more than three hundred miles from the Great Barrier . '' `` Beyond which lies the polar mystery , '' exclaimed Frank . Captain Hazzard glanced at him quickly . `` Yes , the polar mystery , '' he repeated , `` perhaps now is as good a time as any for telling you boys the secret of this voyage .