The Northwest Passage, the northern sea route from Europe to Asia, has always been challenging and dangerous. Even experienced sailors have failed to cross it. Roald Amundsen was the first to cross it - but it took him a whole three years.
In 1993, Arved Fuchs and the Dagmar Aaen passed the Northwest Passage within one year. The Dagmar Aaen is the third ship ever to have done so and the 51st to have passed through the Northwest Passage. She also had to contend with heavy ice pressures and strong storms.
10 years later, Arved Fuchs crossed it a second time, because even then researchers pointed out alarming climatic changes in the Arctic.
Much has changed since then. The Northwest Passage is ice-free. Where icebergs once piled up, cargo ships and cruise ships without ice class now sail.
In this podcast episode, Arved Fuchs and Bärbel Fening talk about the myth of the Northwest Passage, the most challenging experiences Arved Fuchs had during his first crossing, and the current situation of the passage.
www.arved-fuchs.de
www.baerbel-fening.de
The Northwest Passage, the northern sea route from Europe to Asia, has always been challenging and dangerous. Even experienced sailors have failed to cross it. Roald Amundsen was the first to cross it - but it took him a whole three years.
In 1993, Arved Fuchs and the Dagmar Aaen passed the Northwest Passage within one year. The Dagmar Aaen is the third ship ever to have done so and the 51st to have passed through the Northwest Passage. She also had to contend with heavy ice pressures and strong storms.
10 years later, Arved Fuchs crossed it a second time, because even then researchers pointed out alarming climatic changes in the Arctic.
Much has changed since then. The Northwest Passage is ice-free. Where icebergs once piled up, cargo ships and cruise ships without ice class now sail.
In this podcast episode, Arved Fuchs and Bärbel Fening talk about the myth of the Northwest Passage, the most challenging experiences Arved Fuchs had during his first crossing, and the current situation of the passage.
www.arved-fuchs.de
www.baerbel-fening.de