NWP Expedition Team Update - April 15, 7:15 AM PT
The Northwest Passage Expedition crew had another long traverse today - 92km made good from this morning's location, and over 100 km of total traverse! They traversed through the Wilmot Islands back towards the south coast, and will move along the coast until close to Cambridge Bay, at which time they will traverse across the channel. However, there was some excitement at the end of the day when Moon-1 went through the ice! Everyone is fine - the rear tracks of Moon-1 went through a slushy lead, hidden by snow. The crew placed an anchoring system into the ice and used the powerful forward winch on the rover to pull it out of the water. No damage was done, and everybody is warm and happy in Moon-1 tonight, expecting another big drive tomorrow. It was expected that the ice would be in a more broken condition in this final part of the traverse towards Cambridge Bay, and the team will stay alert!
