The patrol ship Knud Rasmussen is one of the two vessels whose cannon has not been working for more than 15 years. Here, it is seen in 2015 breaking ice to get fodder to sheep farmers in South Greenland. Photo: Forsvaret It is worrying for our security, Greenland’s...
The “Ocean Atlantic”, operated by the Danish provider Albatros Expeditions, was involved in an accident in the Hinlopen Strait in mid-July, causing damage that had to be assessed in Longyearbyen. Numerous safety deficiencies were discovered. Image:...
Denmark is keeping its friends close, and its ally closer (Photo: State Department) Three years ago, when America’s president at the time admitted that he was toying with the “concept” of buying Greenland, the idea was dutifully dismissed as “absurd” by Denmark’s then...
The bone of contention is a report in which Quark Expeditions with its new expedition ship “Ultramarine” is portrayed as offering helicopter flights over Svalbard. However, this in no way the case. Image: Quark Expeditions Polar tourism has been on the...
Securing the borders of Greenland is the task of Denmark. The Joint Arctic Command, responsible for Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is located in Nuuk. Since 2012, the strings for the defence of the two semi-autonomous regions within the Kingdom of Denmark have come...
