Last man standing
Greenland's ferry, only means of transport until air travel took over, sets sail again
China Daily Global |
Updated: 2026-04-13 10:03
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As waves crashed against the hull, a deckhand swept away the ice building up on deck."You gotta take care of the old lady," he shouted, referring to the ferry.
Normally ships only resume sailing at these latitudes in late April, when the coast is free from the pack ice that drifts in from neighboring Canada.
But in this exceptionally mild year, the Sarfaq Ittuk resumed its route in mid-February because the ice was "very late" and formed only a thin layer, Captain Jens Peter Berthelsen said.
Greenland's west coast registered its warmest January on record, with temperatures up to 11 C warmer than usual, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute.
