The Arctic

[Colin Parkinson]

I would not be surprised if Canada positions a AOP's at Nuuk and opens a small Naval Station there. Seems to be a lot of dock space. Rotate the ship or the crew and have them patrol out of their during the winter, at least for the time being to this issue is resolved.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I would not be surprised if Canada positions a AOP's at Nuuk and opens a small Naval Station there. Seems to be a lot of dock space. Rotate the ship or the crew and have them patrol out of their during the winter, at least for the time being to this issue is resolved.

And concurrently 'twin' Iqaluit with Nuuk to help them develop the town, which sounds like something they want to do ....


Nuuk’s progress ‘aspirational’ to Iqaluit
Greenland capital has seen commercial, residential building boom; airport, school improvements underway

With a new seasonal air link to Nuuk, Greenland, travellers from Iqaluit will find a city that in some ways is similar but bigger, faster-growing and with services not seen in the Nunavut capital.

They will land in a fly-in city with a similar climate and array of colourful buildings, owing to a discontinued tradition of colour-coding structures based on their function.

However, they will also discover Nuuk as a capital city that has grown much vaster and taller than Iqaluit and includes businesses and amenities Iqaluit lacks.

Nuuk’s progress ‘aspirational’ to Iqaluit

Newspaper of record for Nunavut, and the Nunavik territory of Quebec

nunatsiaq.com

 

[Stoker]

I would not be surprised if Canada positions a AOP's at Nuuk and opens a small Naval Station there. Seems to be a lot of dock space. Rotate the ship or the crew and have them patrol out of their during the winter, at least for the time being to this issue is resolved.

I would be. Been to Nuuk around a dozen times over the years. Its a busy port, with containerships coming from Denmark, fishing boats and Danish warships. It's sufficiently busy that we had to shift berths, leave early or couldn't get a berth because of the traffic numerous times Love the town but I can't see a naval station.

 

[Stoker]

And concurrently 'twin' Iqaluit with Nuuk to help them develop the town, which sounds like something they want to do ....


Nuuk’s progress ‘aspirational’ to Iqaluit
Greenland capital has seen commercial, residential building boom; airport, school improvements underway

With a new seasonal air link to Nuuk, Greenland, travellers from Iqaluit will find a city that in some ways is similar but bigger, faster-growing and with services not seen in the Nunavut capital.

They will land in a fly-in city with a similar climate and array of colourful buildings, owing to a discontinued tradition of colour-coding structures based on their function.

However, they will also discover Nuuk as a capital city that has grown much vaster and taller than Iqaluit and includes businesses and amenities Iqaluit lacks.

Nuuk’s progress ‘aspirational’ to Iqaluit

Newspaper of record for Nunavut, and the Nunavik territory of Quebec

nunatsiaq.com

I think the first time I been to Nuuk and Iqaluit was over 20 years ago. Nuuk has grown a lot and a lot of its due to mining exploration. Busy port, access to food resupply through Royal Arctic, fuel, paved roads, a small mall what's not there to like. Here's a few pics from some of my visits there. Note the blue building is their Arctic Command.

 

[Stoker]

I see the CG has a new uniform.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

They better stock up, because the deckhands will have them covered in paint and buoy slime in no time. Nice thing about the old uniform is it is cheap to make.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I would be. Been to Nuuk around a dozen times over the years. Its a busy port, with containerships coming from Denmark, fishing boats and Danish warships. It's sufficiently busy that we had to shift berths, leave early or couldn't get a berth because of the traffic numerous times Love the town but I can't see a naval station.

Hmmm, maybe a bunch of Arctic NATO countries can contribute to a dedicated Naval Station with it's own berths, warehouses, services and offices there?