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Arctic sea ice continues annual retreat, but at “sluggish pace,” centre...
Arctic sea ice continues annual retreat, but at “sluggish pace,” centre reportsParts of Northwest Passage still blocked by iceNUNATSIAQ NEWSA downward trend: The graph shows Arctic sea ice extent as of...
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Chinese ship making first voyage through Canada's Northwest Passage
Chinese ship making first voyage through Canada's Northwest PassageChinese icebreaker Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, is shown docked in Shanghai in 2012. The ship is currently on a journey through Canada’s...
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Archie Fuqua 40 years of law enforcement service coming to its end
Archie Fuqua 40 years of law enforcement service coming to its endBy B.L. AzureChar-Koosta NewsArchie Fuqua was honored for his 40 plus years in law enforcement last week at Blue Bay. (B.L. Azure...
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Arctic 2017 COLD has ship traffic in NW Passage at a crawl following...
"If you are in the Passage on September 1st you need to start preparations to winter over".M/V CRYSTAL SERENITY follows two icebreakers through significant sea ice on the far horizon.It is 2017 with...
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ALERT: Arctic Vortex about to stir things up!
ALERT FROM TUK TO ARCTIC BAY AND BEYONDThis Thursday-Friday, Sept 7-8th 2017, an Arctic Vortex weather system is forecast, I expect all of the sea ice choke points that have been slowing shipping to be...
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Flooding? Remembering 100 year Nome Alaska 1913 flood - Solution below
1913 Storm Photo Courtesy of the Carrie M. McLain Memorial MuseumRead all about the 1913 Nome Alaska...
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Strong CME arrival today - GPS likely affected
SEPTEMBER, 2017 DUE TO CME ARRIVALG3 WATCH FOR 6 AND 7 SEPTEMBER, 2017 DUE TO CME ARRIVALpublished: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 10:55 UTCThe geomagnetic storm watch for the 6 and 7 September, 2017...
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Irma: Atlantic's most powerful hurricane ever makes landfall in Caribbean -...
Irma: Atlantic's most powerful hurricane ever makes landfall in Caribbeanhttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/120029.shtml?#wcontentsWinds of 151mph recorded...
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The Northern Sea Route is completely ice-free and shipping thrives
The Northern Sea Route is completely ice-free and shipping thrivesAs Russian Arctic ice shrinks to this year’s lowest, a big number of ships are moving in.By Atle StaalesenSeptember 06, 2017In waters...
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S/V CELEBRATION completes a 62 day Route 6 West Northwest Passage
Congratulations to Charlie and Cathy Simon with crew on completing a 62 day Northwest Passage via Route 6 West on S/V CELEBRATION.
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What is the marine weather during the Arctic Vortex? DANGEROUS!
Marine Forecasts and Warnings for CanadaChoose a coloured marine region for the latest marine weatherWarningWatchAdvisoryNo warning or watch Tropical Cyclone...
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Chinese icebreaker completes first voyage through the Arctic's Northwest Passage
Chinese icebreaker completes first voyage through the Arctic's Northwest Passageby GBTIMES Beijing Sep 08, 2017 Icebreaker Xuelong became the first Chinese vessel to complete a voyage through the...
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Advice For A Young Watch Officer
Advice For A Young Watch Officer September 7, 2017 by John Konrad“Skill at the helm of a ship, the skill of (watchstanding) technique, is something wider, embracing honesty and grace and rule… made up...
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MAUD Returns Home by barge towed by Tug TANDBERG POLAR to Norway
NUNATSIAQ NEWSThe most popular photo on the Nunatsiaq News Facebook page, based on views, likes and shares, shows the Maud, sailed by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's sunken starting its long...
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China used research mission to test trade route through Canada’s Northwest...
In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, is harbored in Shanghai, after an 85-day scientific quest across the Arctic ocean, Thursday, Sept. 27,...
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Northwest Passage Route 7 closed by sea ice
Update: 20170914P = 1/10 w 7/10 oldest mixedG = 5/10 w 7/10 oldest mixedE = 7/10 w 7/10 oldest mixedB = 9/10 w 7/10 oldest mixedG = 5/10 w 7/10 oldest mixedN = 2/10 w 7/10 oldest mixedG = 5/10 w 7/10...
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Where is the body of John Franklin? Inuit historian thinks he knows
Where is the body of John Franklin? Inuit historian thinks he knowsBob Weber, The Canadian PressSeptember 14, 2017A diagram of the HMS Erebus in a tent at Davit camp on Saunitalik Island near Gjoa...
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MAUD has reached Greenland to winter over enroute to Norway
MAUD HAS REACHED GREENLANDAfter 3 weeks of sailing MAUD and Tandberg Polar has reached Aasiaat, Greenland, safe and sound. We are extremely tired but happy to have arrived here in Aasiaat where Maud...
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Crystal’s “Serenity” Will Not Return to Nome for Years, If Ever; Locals Weigh...
Crystal’s “Serenity” Will Not Return to Nome for Years, If Ever; Locals Weigh Its ImpactBy Gabe Colombo | September 18, 2017THE LUXURY CRUISE LINER CRYSTAL SERENITY, which stopped in Nome last month,...
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If You Cannot Break Ice on an Icebreaker, What Are the Chances in a Policy...
If You Cannot Break Ice on an Icebreaker, What Are the Chances in a Policy Debate?September 19, 2017By Justiina Dahl and Daria GritsenkoThe official celebratory flags of Finland 100 and Canada 150...
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