Last man standing
Greenland's ferry, only means of transport until air travel took over, sets sail again
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Updated: 2026-04-13 10:03
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Berthelsen kept his eyes fixed on the horizon. "The challenge is to detect the underwater icebergs."
Global warming has made it more difficult to predict when the pack ice will return.
"Ten or 15 years ago it was in September, and now it's only late December or January," he said.
Mass was held in Greenlandic in the cafe on Sunday, glassware rattling from the ferry's vibrations. As it approached Ilulissat, it steered through the thin pack ice scraping against the hull.
