19 September 2002 | Sylvain Breault, skipper
A busy day for our scientists: rendezvous with the Japanese scientific vessel, the Mirai. The film crew went aboard to meet up with Eddy Carmack, an oceanographer who is studying climate change in the Beaufort Sea, and then stayed for supper! »

30 September 2002 | Jean Lemire, chef de mission
A day to celebrate for the Inupiat of Barrow, Alaska: the wind finally died down, and the hunters were able to head out to sea. »

09 October 2002 | Jean Lemire, Mission leader
Here we are safely anchored in the large American fishing port of Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutians, not far from Russia. For the last few days, boats have been arriving from all over to take part in one of the world's biggest fisheries: Alaska crab. »

04 November 2002 | Jean Lemire, chef de mission
A quiet day in Glacier Bay. The grey clouds were skimming the treetops, so low that we couldn't see the spectacular scenery of this natural jewel that we have heard so much about. We met with the representatives of the national park and discussed the history of Alaska's glaciers with them. »

10 November 2002 | Jean Lemire, Mission leader
We visited the Leconte glacier, one of Alaska's hidden jewels, at the head of a long inlet near the village of Petersburg. A magnificent day; the blazing sun caressed the radiant faces of the crew on deck. The crew went wild, as if suddenly realizing that we were down to the last few days of shooting.»

24 November 2002 | Jean Lemire, chef de mission
The autumn sun helped brighten up an unforgettable weekend in the Port of Vancouver, where SEDNA was moored long enough to greet local journalists and photographers. There were lots of them (from TV, radio, newspapers) and with our successful arrival in Victoria, we can say that media coverage in the West has been beyond our hopes. »

 

Best moments | Banks Island - Vancouver

Retrace the different legs of the voyage 1 Magdalen Islands - Pond Inlet
2 Pond Inlet - Banks Island
3 Banks Island - Vancouver

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