Cruise sets sail through ice-free Northwest Passage

The Times quoted Michael Byers, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, regarding the safety issues associated with the controversial cruise ship trip through the Northwest Passage.

“If the entire ship — all 1,000 passengers, all 600 crew — require search and rescue, for instance, if the ship sinks, then that would actually break the Canadian search-and-rescue system,” he said.

The story also appeared on The Australian. Byers was also quoted articles on the same topic published on Yahoo News and Financial Times.