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Arctic sea ice shows 8th lowest minimum extent since 1978... more of the...
NUNATSIAQ NEWS: Climate Change September 20, 2017 - 1:10 pmArctic sea ice shows 8th lowest minimum extent since 1978Arctic ice cover this year was 1.58 million square kilometres lower than 1981-2010...
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Sailing To North Pole, Explorers Find More Ice Than Expected
Sailing To North Pole, Explorers Find More Ice Than Expected By Gabe Colombo | September 21, 2017A TEAM OF EXPLORERS AND SCIENTISTS returned to Nome last week after attempting to be the first to sail...
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Think winters are getting colder? Blame Arctic warming and, yes, the polar...
Think winters are getting colder? Blame Arctic warming and, yes, the polar vortexPedestrians gather at a bus stop during snowfall along Lexington Avenue, in New York.IMAGE:...
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Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening
Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakeninghttps://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/press-releases/winter-cold-extremes-linked-to-high-altitude-polar-vortex-weakening09/22/2017 - When...
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M/V POLAR BOUND completes round trip NW Passage via Routes 7 West & Route 5 East
David Scott Cowper in the pilot house aboard M/V POLAR BOUND.Yachtsman David Scott Cowper (76) aboard his 47 foot aluminum motor vessel POLAR BOUND (GB) has achieved a record 8th NW Passage by...
View ArticleTeaching about 'Franklin' which Arctic history was forgotten by a Canadian
I've received email asking "Who is Sir John Franklin" and "Why isn't the Franklin Expedition taught in school history?" (Yes, this was asked by a Canadian.)Knowing that generations younger than mine do...
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Northwest Passage closes early with blockage in Victoria Strait with 70%...
Unless you have an icebreaker to assist... the 'fat lady' is singing her final verse with 70% concentration of sea ice in Franklin-Victoria Strait (M).
View ArticleM/V CRYSTAL SERENITY 2017 Northwest Passage video
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/zWs8o1QodCAOr embedded video... click 'play' arrow graphic:
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Can the Inuit write a marine management plan for Labrador without bias
Inuit will write marine management plan for eastern end of Northwest PassageA view of the ocean through the Northwest Passage. The Inuit of Labrador and the federal government have signed a deal that...
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Navigational Maps of the Five Antarctic Seas will be Reissued,
Navigational Maps of the Five Antarctic Seas will be Reissued, According to the Results of the OIS “Admiral Vladimirsky” ExpeditionSeptember 28, 2017The navigational charts for the Antarctic seas – the...
View ArticlePreparing to go North... change your attitude to better prepare
Every year, boaters from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia head north up the Inside Passage to cruise the incredible waters of Southeast Alaska. And now that summer has come to an end, it’s time...
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Coast Guard's EL FARO report cites errors by the captain, NHC, USCG and...
Coast Guard's El Faro report cites errors and violations.Oct 1, 2017 01:59 PMThe report says there was a lack of effective training for crew as well as inadequate oversight by the operatorCourtesy...
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Is China Preparing to Bypass Russia’s Northern Sea Route in Favor of the...
Is China Preparing to Bypass Russia’s Northern Sea Route in Favor of the Arctic Northwest PassagePublication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 14 Issue: 122By: Paul GobleOctober 3, 201Chinese icebreaker...
View Article2017 Northwest Passage Vessels Transit List (A-Z)
The updated 2017 list of vessels completing a Northwest Passage (Arctic Circle to Arctic Circle) is available online at:https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/infosheets/northwestpassage.pdf (902kB)
View ArticleTopsail Insurance for Airbnb
Topsail Insurance has launched its Airbnb host boat insurance policy to provide cover for UK and European boat owners renting out their motor boat, sailing yacht, or inland craft on accommodation...
View ArticleKeep the Jones Act in full force of law - Save American Jobs
U.S. Senate Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)Governor Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA)Dear Congressional Representatives,The American...
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Canadian Coast Guard seeks Inuit students for new inshore rescue boat
Canadian Coast Guard seeks Inuit students for new inshore rescue boatFirst info session slated Oct. 10 for Cambridge BayJANE GEORGEThis photo shows the kind of inshore rescue boat for which the Coast...
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REPOST BACKTRACKING - The Quest for the Northwest Passage - HMS INVESTIGATOR,...
https://northwestpassage2014.blogspot.com/2014/06/backtracking-quest-for-northwest.htmlThe Quest for the Northwest Passageby Terry Hogan - http://www.thezephyr.com/backtrack/nwestpassage.htmIn 1996, I...
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Sir John Barrow's Cottage reopens after painstaking restoration
Sir John Barrow's Cottage reopens after painstaking restorationExperts have lovingly brought the historic Ulverston building back to lifeHistoric: Sir John Barrow's CottageBy Jonathan Rees13 October...
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Dean Hadley's 98-year journey from the Arctic to space
Dean Hadley's 98-year journey from the Arctic to spaceDAPHNE BRAMHAM Published on: October 14, 2017St Roch crew member visits his boat 77 years laterEugene “Dean” Hadley was a 20-year-old corporal when...
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