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Yacht sails through low-ice Arctic sea routes
A project led by adventurer David Hempleman-Adams that aimed to sail the Arctic's North East and North West passages in a single season has completed its quest.
The yacht Northabout left Bristol, UK, in June and circled the North Pole in an anticlockwise direction.
Its exit from Canada's Lancaster Sound on Monday signalled the successful navigation of both sea routes.
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Ice has been so minimal around the islands that make up Canada's northern polar region that Northabout was able to sweep through the NWP in just two weeks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37351271
The yacht Northabout left Bristol, UK, in June and circled the North Pole in an anticlockwise direction.
Its exit from Canada's Lancaster Sound on Monday signalled the successful navigation of both sea routes.
...
Ice has been so minimal around the islands that make up Canada's northern polar region that Northabout was able to sweep through the NWP in just two weeks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37351271
