Update on Aug 30, 2013 by
Bishop Hill
Bishop Hill
Blimey. Apparently there's a bunch of jet skiers out there too.
Via Barry Woods comes this story from Sail-World.com. It seems that a number of yachts have been attempting the North West Passage, no doubt some of them with a view to "raising awareness of global warming", but have come unstuck as this year's melt has been much smaller than expected freeze has come early.
The Northwest Passage after decades of so-called global warming has a dramatic 60% more Arctic ice this year than at the same time last year. The future dreams of dozens of adventurous sailors are now threatened. A scattering of yachts attempting the legendary Passage are caught by the ice, which has now become blocked at both ends and the transit season may be ending early.
Apparently there is a cruise ship which may be in need of assistance too. Disturbingly, nobody seems to be quite sure if there is an icebreaker in the vicinity.
Bishop Hill
Blimey. Apparently there's a bunch of jet skiers out there too.
Bishop Hill
An expedition to row across the North-West Passage has been abandoned.