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Monday, September 23, 2024
Nanortalik waters
Grounding Incidents

Officials Race to Contain Oil Spill Following Sinking of Passenger Vessel in Greenland

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Emergency personnel in Greenland near the southern community of Nanortalik worked over the weekend to contain a 20,000 liters

12 mins ago
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Thursday, August 15, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Paul Watson, the captain of the anti-whaling ship the Farley Mowat, stands on the deck of the boat in Cape Town, South Africa January 30, 2006. REUTERS/Howard Burditt/File Photo
News

Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Remain Detained in Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland after he was arrested in the Danish

August 15, 2024
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Monday, July 22, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Paul Watson, the captain of the anti-whaling ship the Farley Mowat, stands on the deck of the boat in Cape Town, South Africa January 30, 2006. REUTERS/Howard Burditt/File Photo
Shipping

Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Detained in Greenland at Japan’s Request

STOCKHOLM, July 22 (Reuters) – A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan

July 22, 2024
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Saturday, August 28, 2021
Greenland expedition discover 'world's northernmost island'
Environment

It Was Not Our Intention To Discover A New Island

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters)-Scientists last month set foot on a tiny island off the coast of Greenland which they say is the world’s

August 28, 2021
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2
Defense

Without Icebreakers, How Will The US Navy Defend Greenland?

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Oct 20 (Reuters) On a windy August afternoon in 2017, Akitsinnguaq Ina Olsen was relaxing in the old harbor of Nuuk,

October 20, 2020
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting
Shipping News

New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting

By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) –As the summer melt season reaches its peak, the largest Arctic ice shelf has jettisoned a piece of ice twice the size of

September 15, 2020
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Thule Air Base
Defense

Time-Lapse Video: Resupplying Thule Air Base, America’s Northernmost Military Installation

Located 207 km north of the Arctic Circle, on the northwest coast of the island of Greenland, Thule Air Base is the US military’s northernmost

April 24, 2019
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Monday, July 16, 2018
Massive Iceberg Threatens Greenland Village
Shipping News

Massive Iceberg Threatens Greenland Village

(Reuters) – An iceberg the size of a hill has drifted close to a tiny village on the western coast of Greenland, causing fear that it could swamp the

July 16, 2018
Total Views: 66

Monday, July 9, 2018
Royal Arctic Line new cargo ships
Shipping News

Havyard to Design Two Cargo Ships for Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line

Norwegian ship designer Havyard Design & Solutions has been awarded a contract to the two new cargo vessels for Greenland’s exclusive shipping

July 9, 2018
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Sarfaq Ittuk stuck in ice greenland
News

Greenland Ferry Finally Free After Several Days Beset By Ice

An Arctic Umiaq Line ferry has finally freed itself from an ice flow off Greenland’s southwest coast after spending several days beset by ice. The

March 29, 2018
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
greenland globe baffin bay
News

Maersk Oil Postpones Decision to Drill Offshore Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Maersk Oil, a unit of Denmark’s A. P. Moller-Maersk, has postponed a decision on whether to drill for oil at a

January 7, 2015
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Monday, February 4, 2013
WATCH – Largest Glacier Calving Ever Captured on Film
Blog

WATCH – Largest Glacier Calving Ever Captured on Film

On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for

February 4, 2013
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Incident Photos of The Week – Walking on Water in Greenland
Blog

Incident Photos of The Week – Walking on Water in Greenland

The M/V Vega Sagittarius sits high above the water after running aground last week near Nuuk, Greenland. The 11,811 dwt vessel, which is chartered by Royal

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 118

Monday, August 6, 2012
iceberg arctic greenland ice
News

Icebergs Pose an Increasing Threat to Offshore Oil Exploration

(Bloomberg) — Oil companies off Greenland’s shores may be basing risk assessments on outdated information as icebergs splinter the island’s

August 6, 2012
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
ocean rig corcovado cairn energy
News

Cairn Puts the Brakes on Arctic Drilling After Unsuccessful $600 Million Campaign in 2011

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Cairn Energy PLC (CNE.LN) Tuesday shrugged off the disappointment of a $1.19 billion full-year loss, insisting that there were

March 20, 2012
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Aasiaat greenland
News

2000 Miles from Nowhere… Statoil and Cairn Plan to Drill off Northwestern Greenland

Statoil has acquired a 30.625% working interest in the Pitu licence in Baffin Bay. The license was awarded to Cairn Energy during the first Baffin Bay

January 23, 2012
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