Canadians warn sailors about Northwest Passage

9:30 PM Sun 8 Aug 2010 GMT

'Arctic Mariner under tow' .

Freshly navigable after confounding sailors for centuries, the Northwest Passage has suddenly become a draw for the inexperienced, creating a dangerous and expensive burden for the Canadian Coast Guard, according to a spokesman for the organisation. Talking to local newspaper National Post, Jean-Pierre Lehnert, office-in-charge of marine communications in the Baffin Island town of Iqaluit, commented 'Last year, which we thought was a big season, at this time of the year we had something like 30 ships in the Arctic waters. This year we have something like 50 vessels, which is a lot. This doesn't even include the adventurers from ...

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