The plane flies over the ice in the Chukotskoe Sea in the Arctic where the ship “Cheluskin” was squeezed by the ice and sank. There were 112 passengers, men, women and two children on board the ship. They managed to take food and equipment from the ship and make their camp on the ice.
Pilots with their planes try to find them and rescue. The area (game table) is presented with a number of tiles that are covered with clouds, so pilots can not see where the expedition is.
You get Victory points when you find the expedition, land on the ice and rescue people.