Photo: A tearful reunion in Iqaluit

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

Andy Kopalie, second from left, poses with his mom Annie and other family members after his tearful arrival home to the Iqaluit airport Feb.26. Kopalie, 23, was one of seven crew members working on the Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corp’s MV Saputi in Davis Strait earlier this week when the vessel’s hull was damaged by ice and began taking on water. The Danish navy escorted the ship and crew to Nuuk, Greenland, where they had to wait out a three-day storm before they could fly home. Read more later at NunatsiaqOnline.ca. (PHOTO BY SARAH ROGERS)


Andy Kopalie, second from left, poses with his mom Annie and other family members after his tearful arrival home to the Iqaluit airport Feb.26. Kopalie, 23, was one of seven crew members working on the Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corp’s MV Saputi in Davis Strait earlier this week when the vessel’s hull was damaged by ice and began taking on water. The Danish navy escorted the ship and crew to Nuuk, Greenland, where they had to wait out a three-day storm before they could fly home. Read more later at NunatsiaqOnline.ca. (PHOTO BY SARAH ROGERS)

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