A British woman is preparing to set sail on a solo loop of the Arctic Circle to complete a ... with endorsements from the British Scientific Exploration Society and the International Seakeepers ...

The unsuccessful campaign is Shell's second major setback in the Arctic after it interrupted exploration for three years in 2012 when an enormous drilling rig broke free and ran aground.

In 2009, he set records as the youngest American to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo and ... Our Arctic row documentary, called Into Thin Ice, will tell a story of exploration with a purpose.

In this context, Ken Salazar, US interior secretary, ought to have thought twice before paving the way for Arctic exploration with the words: “there’s not going to be an oil spill”.

But for reasons ranging from a more complex regulatory regime to shorter exploration seasons, offshore Arctic oil and gas development takes longer than elsewhere in the U.S. – at least ten years ...