On 24 September 1939 , he became the deputy head of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route .
Kapitokhin was then the chief of the weather station on Uyedineniya Island .
On 24 September 1939 , Kapitokhin became the deputy head of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route .
Kapitokhin was then the chief of the weather station on Uyedineniya Island .