- Sweden currently has the strongest ice extent in three years. The Gulf of Bothnia is now completely covered in ice and so are large parts of Sweden’s coast.
- “All five ordinary state icebreakers are up and running right now and our two auxiliary icebreakers are also fully assisting ships,” says Jonas Fredén, communications strategist at the Swedish Maritime Administration.
- Gothenburg puts the Sea Rescue Society on board its hovercraft for the first time in almost ten years.
Source: ICELAND NEWS