‘It should not be this hot’ – a scientific expedition to the Arctic Circle

Norwegian journalist Jon Amtrup skippers Greenpeace vessel Witness to the Arctic Circle on a scientific expedition to monitor ecosystems ahead of possible deep-sea mining in the Norwegian Se

Stepping aboard the 74-foot aluminium lifting keel expedition vessel in Bergen, I stroke the rugged pilothouse gently and whisper, ‘Hello, friend.’ I know that skippering Witness is going to be a stretch. More precisely, a 23ft-long stretch beyond the largest sailing yacht I have skippered until then.