In case your media choice missed this-----Icebreaker headed for North Pole turned back by thicker ice than expected - Ice Age Now

Icebreaker headed for North Pole turned back by thicker ice than expected - Ice Age Now
Ice too thick to break through (almost 10 ft thick), and more massive than expected – in the middle of July.

15 July 2019 – The Norwegian icebreaker “Kronprins Haakon” (Crown Prince Haakon), on a mission to the North Pole for the Institute of Marine Research, was forced to turn back north of Svalbard after meeting considerably thicker and more massive ice masses than expected, which the vessel was not capable of breaking through.

We had expected more melting and that the ice was more disintegrating, says Captain Johnny Peder Hansen at “Crown Prince Haakon”.

Thick one-year ice combined with large batches of multi-year ice joined together into powerful helmets, and several of these are impenetrable to us, said Captain Johnny Peder Hansen..."
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