5/ For more details on the salvage operation, my full story is here:
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...

4/ At this point, it seems the Arctic weather is the main wildcard. Environment Canada is forecasting windy conditions and heavy snow on Wednesday and Thursday.💨🌨️❄️

3/ That attempt will happen after water is pumped from the ship’s flooded ballast tanks with equipment brought by the Estonian icebreaker MSV Botnica on Oct. 3 🌊

2/ About 4,000 tonnes of the carbon block cargo have already been off-loaded to lighten the ship for an attempted refloat this week.

Hello @junolocal.bsky.social . Thank you so much for your question. The ship's running on low-sulphur marine gas oil, so not one of the HFOs. In case you didn't see it, here's a story I did today with an update on the salvage operation: www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...

4/ For more details, my full story is here...
👇
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...

3/ A third salvage vessel is also on its way to help with the next phases of the operation.

2/ The company said Tuesday it will start by transporting the stranded ship's cargo onto one of attending salvage ships.

3/ “At the same time, the activities make the military presence more visible. This is a new reality that we have to get used to in Greenland.” the island's FM says.
More details here⬇️
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...

2/ “The Defence Forces’ exercises and joint training with NATO allies are crucial for strengthening defence and security in the #Arctic," says Greenland's FM.

5/ For more details on the grounding and the shipping operator's response, my full story is here:
👇
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a...

4/ Two Coast Guard 🧊icebreakers🧊, the Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Jean Goodwill, are on site with the cause of grounding still unknown.

3/ The Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed:
✅ Crew unharmed
✅ No environmental damage
✅ No flooding of fuel or cargo tanks

2/ The Thamesborg, an ice-class cargo vessel carrying carbon blocks from Asia to Quebec, sustained damage to its hull & ballast tanks while transiting the Northwest Passage.

5/ And that's just to start ... You'll have the floor for most of the Q&As and can ask these directors anything you ever wanted to know about Greenlandic storytelling or indie filmmaking the Arctic. More info here👇
greenlandstories.com

4/ Sunday night I’m back for Imajuik & Among Us – The Masked Man, two genre-crossing films from Marc Fussing Rosbach. We’ll talk Arctic horror, Greenlandic fantasy, and how these stories are finding fans around the world through viral campaigns. (7pm, Cineplex Yonge-Dundas)

3/ Saturday night I’ll be speaking with Malik Kleist after his thriller The Edge of the Shadows.
We’ll be talking Greenlandic legends, modern suspense, and what makes Greenland’s emerging film industry so distinctive. (7pm, Cineplex Yonge-Dundas)

2/ There's some thrillers, some docs, some fantasy and some romance… really exciting mix. If you're around, do come down. It's always great to be able to say "hi" to everyone in person.