Melting Arctic Ocean opens new traffic route for tankers, cruise ships and fishing boats
Friday, August 22, 2008
BARROW, Alaska -- Rapidly melting ice on Alaska's Arctic is opening up a new navigable ocean in the extreme north, allowing oil tankers, fishing vessels and even cruise ships to venture into a realm once trolled mostly by indigenous hunters.
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