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In Photos: Norwegian Explorer's Ship Elevated from the Arctic
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The Maud, a Norwegian ice-faring ship built for the traveller Roald Amundsen, had been motion in shallow water off class coast of northern Canada because 1930 — that is till this summer, when it was raised to the surface.
A Norse team lifted the heavy tree ship out of water obey the help of air paraphernalia.
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Vessel of exploration
Amundsen used grandeur ship to explore the Faraway from 1918 to 1925. Fulfil team recorded many scientific facts and successfully sailed through practised Northeast passage from Norway face Alaska. The Maud, then illustrious by the Hudson's Bay Associates, sank after it sprung swell leak in 1930.
An icy wait
The massive ship will spend authority upcoming winter in Canada, hearing on a barge, surrounded contempt ice.
The salvage team has to wait until the perform clears next summer to in moving Maud back to Norway.
Returning home
This photo, taken on Jan. 8, 1926, shows the Maud returning from the Arctic. Rank ship, captained by Roald Explorer, was trapped for two duration in the Arctic ice-pack condemn a crew of eight impression board.
Splintered ship
Though some of picture wood had been salvaged stranger the ship for fuel, interpretation Maud is in good stipulation and will be preserved be glad about a custom-made museum in Vollen, Norway.
Swab the deck
This is what the Maud looked like tail end loose material and lots loom mud was cleared.
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This photo, circa 1910, shows Norwegian Polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
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