Ship insurers face Atlantic-sized Arctic headache
Amid a rise in activity, companies are grappling with the question of who pays if something goes wrong
27 October 2020 - 17:20
London — When captain Will Whatley guides a ship through Arctic waters, he is starkly aware of what can go wrong.
Double the manpower is needed to navigate. Lookout shifts are kept to just one hour, so sailors don’t lose concentration and miss a mass of floating ice. Big icebergs show up on radar, but smaller, truck-sized “bergy bits” — even more dangerous — can be missed, the captain says...
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