Could the Calanus be saved?

I visited Iqaluit in April 2001. Walking by the bay, I came across the famous research vessel Calanus. I took a photo and now I would like to write a short note to the Arctic Journal about the fate of Calanus, which, by the way, was the subject of a historical note in the same journal in 1995.

It seems that this wonderful boat could be saved for future generations and turned it into a museum. It would be a first-class attraction for every visitor. Moreover, the boat could be restored enough so it could sail again as a floating museum.

Igor Belkin
University of Rhode Island
ibelkin@gso.uri.edu

Editor’s note: The Calanus was built in 1947 for oceanographic research in the Arctic. Researchers such as Max Dunbar and Edward Grainger did the first ecological studies of the waters around the eastern Arctic.