Cruise Ship Gets Within 298-miles of the N. Pole

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises say that their expedition ship 'Hanseatic' has set a new record for passenger ships in the Northeast Passage, when the 122.8-metre-long ship reached the northernmost point at 85, 40.7'N and 135, 39.6' E. Captain Thilo Natke comments: "Unusual ice conditions made this record possible.

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