# Arctic Ice **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [August 7, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132 "2012-08-07T02:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/1 "2012-08-07T02:42:48Z")
The Northwest Passage appears to be open. [http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/NEWIMAGES/arctic.seaice.color.000.png](http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/NEWIMAGES/arctic.seaice.color.000.png) The ice is well clear of Point Barrow with only a small finger of 30% ice cover remaining well offshore. ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/2 "2012-08-07T02:46:11Z")
[http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/NEWIMAGES/arctic.seaice.color.004.png](http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/NEWIMAGES/arctic.seaice.color.004.png) ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/3 "2012-08-07T02:51:37Z")
A comparison of sea ice one year ago to this year. [http://igloo.atmos.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/test/print.sh?fm=08&fd=05&fy=2011&sm=08&sd=04&sy=2012](http://igloo.atmos.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/test/print.sh?fm=08&fd=05&fy=2011&sm=08&sd=04&sy=2012) ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/4 "2012-08-07T02:57:30Z")
Arctic sea ice is at a record low so far in 2012. [http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/arctic.sea.ice.interactive.html](http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/arctic.sea.ice.interactive.html) ---
**Author:** ![ChiefRob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@ChiefRob](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ChiefRob)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/5 "2012-08-07T03:01:53Z")
Isn’t this in Sarah Palin’s back yard??? Why is she not there screaming at them with a bull horn, DRILL BABY DRILL!!! ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/6 "2012-08-07T05:42:52Z")
If they were smart, the oil companies in Alaska would already have Sarah on a very lucrative consulting contract, ready to speak up for them when necessary. That she might “go rogue” once in awhile only adds to her credibility and value as a spokesperson for the industry. ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/7 "2012-08-07T06:00:56Z")
> [@tugsailor;77622](#): > > If they were smart, the oil companies in Alaska would already have Sarah on a very lucrative consulting contract, ready to speak up for them when necessary. That she might “go rogue” once in awhile only adds to her credibility and value as a spokesperson for the industry. OH! OH! We can have Sarah Palin and Lucy Lawless have a mud wrestling march… I know which I’ll be putting my money on! I wonder if this is photoshopped? If it’s not then DAMN! She’s effing hot too or at least WAS… . ---
**Author:** ![ChiefRob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@ChiefRob](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ChiefRob)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/8 "2012-08-07T06:06:27Z")
[QUOTE=c.captain;77624]OH! OH! We can have Sarah Palin and Lucy Lawless have a mud wrestling march… I know which I’ll be putting my money on! I wonder if this is photoshopped? ![](http://uglyrepublicans.com/republicans/United-States/Sarah-Palin/Sarah-Palin-hot.jpg) If it’s not then DAMN! She’s hot too![/QUOTE] My vote is for oil wrestling!!! Ya!!! ---
**Author:** ![Miek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Miek](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Miek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/9 "2012-08-09T00:55:54Z")
I’ll have a Growler of Sara pale ale and watch the show. ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/arctic-ice/8132/10 "2012-08-09T02:51:52Z")
The ice is disappearing fast. [http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/NEWIMAGES/arctic.seaice.color.003.png](http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/NEWIMAGES/arctic.seaice.color.003.png)