VIKING VESSEL'S CREW FACES CRITICAL DECISION\ THE DAVIS STRAIT PROMISES ROUGH WEATHER, BUT A SAFER ROUTE MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE.

Portland Press Herald (Maine) | July 23, 1998| | Copyright

By Dennis Hoey Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
07-23-1998
FRONT
The crew of Viking Voyage 1000, the expedition recreating Leif Ericsson's
journey to the New World, has reached a critical point.
Four weeks after leaving Greenland aboard the wooden sailing ship, leader
W. Hodding Carter must decide whether to try crossing the Davis Strait to
northern Labrador - an ocean crossing with no place to land - or set a course
for Baffin Island.
The decision is a key one for Carter and his crew because their exposure to
wind, rain, and high seas will significantly increase if they decide ...

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