NUNAVIK'S LOG BOOK (Via the Northwest Passage 2014)

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

NUNAVIK'S LOG BOOK

October 17, 2014

ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION

The MV Nunavik recently completed its historic voyage through the Northwest Passage.

We wish to thank:  Captain Randy Rose and his crew for their safe and efficient navigation; Tim Keane and Gary Bishop for eloquently sharing this adventure with us;  valued customer, Canadian Royalties; our Fednav Arctic team in Montreal; and our faithful readers.

This project has been a memorable one for us all, thank you for following our journey.

Your friends at Fednav

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

My son set me up to share this.

See the Map and photos at the link.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Earlier thread posted by WhiskeyX

Cargo ship from Nunavik mine to travel Northwest Passage

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Ice!!!

[Sequoyah101]

Very interesting travel log.

Thanks for posting.

[Don Corleone]

Very interesting. I would have appreciated the expedition more if it was one done under sail.

[Squawk 8888]

To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.

Canada Ping!

[canuck_conservative]

Note that this is a commercial bulk carrier with an ice-breaking hull, carrying 23,000 tons of nickel concentrate direct to China from Northern Quebec, now year-round.

"The route to China via the Northwest Passage is some 40 percent shorter than the traditional Panama Canal route, and as a result, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 1,300 tonnes."

Source - http://www.fednav.com/en/media/first-arctic-cargo-shipped-through-northwest-passage-0

[Mears]

That is absolutely astonishing to me.

I wasn’t aware of this route.

Now I’ll have to read more about it. :-)

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[golux]

Look at the height and length of that bow wave!

[Kenny Bunk]

.........height and length of that bow wave!...

Awesome! And Thanks!

In fact it has inspired me to redesign my lobster boat so I can use it all year-round. I am modifying the bow with high-tensile steel (if the Sherman Tank from the front yard of the VFW goes missing, keep your piehole shut!) to break up the ice in the harbor and am in the market for 23,000 tonnes of concentrated nickel ore to ballast her.

To hell with FL this winter (especially if Gay Charlie gets elected)! I'll be lobsterin' all year-round!