Norwegian Roald Amundsen
18 june 1928 was a norwegian explorer of polar regions and a key figure of the heroic age of antarctic exploration he led the first expedition to traverse the northwest passage by sea from 1903 to 1906 and the first expedition to the south.
Norwegian roald amundsen. Hundreds more passengers who travelled on the ms roald amundsen are in quarantine and. Hurtigruten has halted all other cruises because of the outbreak of covid 19 aboard ms roald amundsen. M ə n s. He was one of the greatest figures in the field of polar exploration.
At least 41 passengers and crew on a norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for covid 19 officials say. Norwegian cruise ship ms roald amundsen moored in tromso norway monday aug. Roald amundsen s framheim base camp for his south pole expedition. The ship was docked in the port of tromsø in northern norway when.
The 41 people on the ms roald amundsen who tested positive have been admitted to the university hospital of north norway in tromso north of the arctic circle where the ship currently is docked. The ship has been at the port since friday. This is a serious situation for everyone involved. Roald amundsen norwegian explorer who was the first to reach the south pole the first to make a ship voyage through the northwest passage and one of the first to cross the arctic by air.
The cruise ship belongs to the norwegian firm hurtigruten. At least 41 passengers and crew who were on board the cruise ship ms roald amundsen operated by norwegian company hurtigruten have so far tested positive for the coronavirus while hundreds more. After 40 people including four passengers and 26 crew members on the norwegian cruise ship have. The first expedition to reach the geographic south pole was led by the norwegian explorer roald amundsen he and four others arrived at the pole on 14 december 1911 five weeks ahead of a british party led by robert falcon scott as part of the terra nova expedition amundsen and his team returned safely to their base and later heard that scott and his four companions had died on their return.
The ship is currently anchored at the port of tromso in northern norway. ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən us. Hurtigruten s ship ms roald amundsen was one of the first cruise ships in the world to resume operation after lockdown. Tone 16 july 1872 c.
Unfortunately things didn t work out for one team on the return leg.