A recent example of where satellite data had been very useful in a rescue operation is from January this year when the Northguider, a fishing vessel, ran aground in the Hinlopen Strait, northeast of
Svalbard. Severe cold, challenging waters and the remote location made the rescue operation extremely challenging.
See basecampexplorer.com | Norwegian flies from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen in
Svalbard, via Oslo, from PS109 one way.
It's also a reminder of the fragile and transitory environment polar bears inhabit, and a week after we return to the UK, reports suggest sea ice around
Svalbard is at an all-time low.
"Once samples are analysed in the UK, this will indicate the microplastic pollution levels in Arctic waters around
Svalbard."
Its
Svalbard Ground Station located on 78 North is the world's largest commercial ground station that provides all-orbit support.
Most of the doublets to be delivered to
Svalbard are those of food plants - wheat, barley, oats and grain legumes.
During summer, when most expedition cruises visit
Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago curving the Earth's peak at 78 degrees north, it's common to see herds of walrus hauled out on beaches.
The ship of the governor of
Svalbard, the Polarsyssel, was coordinating the search.
MOSCOW, Oct 26 (KUNA) -- Russia's emergency department on Thursday announced a helicopter is missing at sea with eight people aboard off the coast of the Arctic archipelago of
Svalbard. The connection was interrupted and it is likely that the helicopter fell in the Arctic sea off the Norwegian coast, RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing the emergency department.
Norway still maintains that the Latvian trawler that was arrested in Norway in January had been catching crab illegally as neither the EU nor Latvia have the authority to issue the necessary crabbing licenses without Norway's consent, and since the Latvian vessel Senator had not such license its operations around the
Svalbard archipelago can be considered illegal.