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In summer 2009 Royal Marines Kev Oliver and Tony Lancashire rowed and sailed a 17ft open boat from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories to Gjoa Haven on King William Island. They were disappointed not to have seen any polar bears. The following summer they returned and continued their journey. One night, off Somerset Island, they improvised a dry dock for their boat and pitched their tent just above the High Water mark…

TONY: At around 0100 I woke from a deep sleep to the gentle rocking of the tent. In my sleep-fuddled state I could

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