After reading about the fabled "Northwest Passage" in the Canadian Arctic, the weather here in the southern part of the country seems downright tropical.
In 2014, FedNav vessel NUNAVIK became one of the first modern vessels to successfully navigate the passage.
A load of nickel concentrate was delivered to northern China. (the last commercial vessel being the ice-breaking tug KALVIK in 1986)
Found it interesting to read NUNAVIK's LOG BOOK.
https://www.fednav.com/en/voyage-nunavik
Two members of the crew share their journal entries;
Gary Bishop, Chief Engineer, MV NUNAVIK
Tim Keane, Senior Manager, Arctic Operations and Projects.
A fascinating journey, which even briefly mentions the recently discovered wreck(s) of the Franklin Expedition (lost for over 100 years).
Sir John Franklin was knighted after successfully mapping a large portion of previously uncharted Arctic coastline... He would set out with another expedition in 1845, never to be seen alive again.
Franklin was in command of two Royal Navy vessels, The HMS EREBUS and HMS TERROR. These two warships found themselves trapped in ice, and remained missing until their respective discoveries in 2014 and 2016.
The Lost Franklin Expedition (20:17)
by Maritime Horrors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRSVIDbSdw
History Buffs: The Terror (34:53)
by History Buffs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTgmCf82s3U
The Mystery of the Lost Franklin Expedition (25:38)
by LateNightStories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw7KbZNZzkE
Arctic Tomb (Franklin expedition documentary) (107:25)
by Willian Greenwell (History Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j94t4tN1w0
Article detailing the brief history of the Erebus and Terror:
https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_ships/erebus_terror_Franklin.php