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Arctic nations unprepared for major shipwreck, study claims

2014-02-16 06:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Arctic nations are not sufficiently prepared for a major shipwreck in the region, a new study has warned. Marc Jacobsen, a Danish member of the Arctic Institute NGO, modelled a scenario in which the 92,700 tonne cruise liner Costa Deliziosa struck an iceberg off the coast of western Greenland. His findings, presented at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Troms, Norway, last month, showed that the Arctic Councils current search and rescue plans would be insufficient. Jacobsens hypothetical...

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