Category: NW PASSAGE
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Expedition Report: Herschel
Meret reports: First of all, an apology that our daily blog is late but so much happened in the past couple of days. We sailed in towards Herschel Island from Barter Island in fog. As we got closer the fog lifted and we could see a green island with…
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10th August 2016: Noé summarizes the day, Whales and Polar Bear Sighted
10th August 2016 — Noé summarizes the day: We woke up and it was before eight in the morning. And then we saw many whales and after that we saw a polar bear 30ft away. After that we wanted to anchor but it wasn’t very deep and we would have had…
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Expedition Report 9th August: Collection of Microplastic Samples, Sailing Towards Barter Island, Hershel Island
9th August continued by Meret: Even though the day was colder and wetter than any so far, it was an important day. It marked the first collection of our microplastic samples. We are collecting water samples for an organization called Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation (ASC). We will send the…
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Expedition Report: 9th August 2016, Andri Reports Rain, Wildlife & Comfort Food
9th August 2016 Lat/Long.–Sea state–Wind speed and direction–Water temp.–Pressure– N71.03/ W149.44– 1 to 2 — NE17 — -3deg. C — 1011 — Cloud coverage–Magnetic deviation–air temp.–24h distance covered–wildlife 100%– 55– 4deg. C — Arctic tern, seals, a whale — 141nm Meret reports: We are making good way. It’s pretty calm…
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Expedition Report: East of Cape Barrow, Fog, Shallows & Ice
Dario reports on the 8.8.2016 @ N71.27 W154.36: We are just E of Cape Barrow. It snows and there is fog and there are shallows and ice. Attached ice chart from NOAA shows the limits of the pack ice. Luckily we made a bow protection in Nome in case we…