Tobias Soerensen tidies ropes on the Linden's deck during it's voyage to Svalbard.
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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.
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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.
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The crew have learned how to become more self-sufficient through growing things on board and harvesting local wild plants and fauna.
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The Linden's chef, Dennis Lyngs?, uses recycled materials to create a base for on board gardens.
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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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Lyngs? 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Linden has now begun welcoming guests on board for its expeditions in Svalbard and will remain there for the summer before heading south.