Joint Arctic Charting Mission of USA and Canada Underway
While prompted by the land-grab mania gripping the nations surrounding the Arctic - each nation jockeying for control of potential natural resources - the four-month mission to chart the extent of the continental shelf as well as document currents may be a boon to sailors and commercial shipping who wish to use the Northwest Passage.
Globe and Mail: Coast Guard sets sail on joint Arctic-mapping mission with U.S. cutter
An interesting draft infographic with this article shows which nations are responsible for search and rescue over which areas of the Arctic.
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