Kevin Greenstreet reported this boat #5128. It was found washed up on the beach opposite Isle of Huney by Uncle Peter, a local fisherman from Unst, Shetland.
This was the 20th boat of the 500 that were sent to the North Pole from VilVite, Bergen Science Centre. During 2022 Float Your Boat collaborated with VilVite, a science museum in Bergen, Norway. VilVite cut and branded hundreds of wooden boats and had them decorated in various learning programs. This boat was deployed along side its parent Arctic buoy by Le Commandant Charcot at the North Pole in summer 2022. Since May of 2023, there have now been have been 20 boats found from that deployment.
Boat Number | 5128 |
Date Found | October 17, 2024 |
Place Found | Sandy beach opposite the Isle of Huney, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland 60.7373, -0.8175 |
Found By | Kevin Greenstreet |
Date Deployed | June/July 2022 |
Who Deployed | Le Commandant Charcot |
Deployment Location | North Pole |
Track Taken | North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre through Fram Strait |
Decorated by | VilVite Science Center student |
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