Tobias Soerensen tidies ropes on the Linden's deck during it's voyage to Svalbard.
Tobias Soerensen tidies ropes on the Linden's deck during it's voyage to Svalbard.
Eliah Lillis
It's the Linden's maiden voyage after being renovated, but for many on board this is more than just a journey: this is a mission to provide sustainable, eco-friendly expeditions in the high arctic.
It's the Linden's maiden voyage after being renovated, but for many on board this is more than just a journey: this is a mission to provide sustainable, eco-friendly expeditions in the high arctic.
Eliah Lillis
Johannes Elslo and Tobias Soerensen tend to the ship's timber. After some mistreatment through various owners, a lot of maintenance work was done during the voyage.
Johannes Elslo and Tobias Soerensen tend to the ship's timber. After some mistreatment through various owners, a lot of maintenance work was done during the voyage.
Eliah Lillis
The crew have learned how to become more self-sufficient through growing things on board and harvesting local wild plants and fauna.
The crew have learned how to become more self-sufficient through growing things on board and harvesting local wild plants and fauna.
Eliah Lillis
The Linden's chef, Dennis Lyngsø, uses recycled materials to create a base for on board gardens.
The Linden's chef, Dennis Lyngsø, uses recycled materials to create a base for on board gardens.
Eliah Lillis
Crew peel carrots in the Linden's saloon after another outbreak of rot -- keeping food fresh on board is challenging and a learning process.
Crew peel carrots in the Linden's saloon after another outbreak of rot -- keeping food fresh on board is challenging and a learning process.
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Lyngsø spends most of his time hustling in the galley and preparing meals for crew members and guests on board using the fish they've caught. On deck he's maintaining a garden where a variety of onions grow, and inside he experiments, fermenting vegetables and growing mushrooms and microgreens which are fully packed with nutrients.
Lyngsø spends most of his time hustling in the galley and preparing meals for crew members and guests on board using the fish they've caught. On deck he's maintaining a garden where a variety of onions grow, and inside he experiments, fermenting vegetables and growing mushrooms and microgreens which are fully packed with nutrients.
Eliah Lillis
Soerensen, along with his crew members, works tirelessly around the clock to maintain the vessel -- from painting, rigging the ship, adjusting sails and ropes, to fixing wood.
Soerensen, along with his crew members, works tirelessly around the clock to maintain the vessel -- from painting, rigging the ship, adjusting sails and ropes, to fixing wood.
Eliah Lillis
Unlike Soerensen and Hansen who have both completed traineeships in sailing, Elslo came on board with no experience -- instead he's a literature student. For him, this trip is a great chance to reflect on his life back home in Copenhagen.
Unlike Soerensen and Hansen who have both completed traineeships in sailing, Elslo came on board with no experience -- instead he's a literature student. For him, this trip is a great chance to reflect on his life back home in Copenhagen.
Eliah Lillis
As crew members worked six hour shifts, twice a day, they watched the northern lights dance in the sky and were captivated by sights like the Norwegian fjords along their route.
As crew members worked six hour shifts, twice a day, they watched the northern lights dance in the sky and were captivated by sights like the Norwegian fjords along their route.
Eliah Lillis
The Linden has now begun welcoming guests on board for its expeditions in Svalbard and will remain there for the summer before heading south.
The Linden has now begun welcoming guests on board for its expeditions in Svalbard and will remain there for the summer before heading south.
Eliah Lillis