Noorderlicht pictured under northern lights

The Noorderlicht vessel at anchor in a natural harbour on Greenland with the northern lights above.

Noorderlicht in sea ice

The Noorderlicht encounters broken sea ice on its way towards Greenland.

Ice pilot and captain of the Noorderlicht called Gert

Captain of the Noorderlicht -Gert, negotiating an iceberg.

Rigging and sea ice with ice floes in background

Looking at floes of sea ice through the rigging of the Noorderlicht.

Console of ship under snow cover

The console of the Noorderlicht collecting snow.

Mending the sails of Noorderlicht with cold hands

Gert -captain of the Noorderlicht- mending sails during a quiet spell.

Gert on the deck of Noorderlicht with mountains behind

Captain Gert walking across the deck during watch, with the mountains of east Greenland in the background.

The frozen deck of ship viewed from the mast

Looking down towards the deck from high up the rigging of the Noorderlicht.

The northern lights viewed from the deck of the Noorderlicht

looking out at the northern lights from the deck of the Noorderlicht.

Negotiating ice in the Fram Strait

The Noorderlicht weaves around sea ice in the Fram Strait on its way to Greenland.

The Noorderlicht sailing ship in a storm in the Arctic Ocean

A storm on the way to Greenland.

The Noorderlicht in a bay in Greenland with mountains in background

The ship and crew arrive safely at a sheltered bay on east Greenland.