Marines Back From 42-Day Adventure Battling Arctic Ice

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TWO Westcountry Royal Marines have just completed the adventure of a lifetime - successfully navigating the Arctic's notorious Northwest Passage in a 17ft open boat. Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Oliver, 42, and Major Tony Lancashire, 36, took 42 days to sail and row the 1,400 miles through Canada's northern provinces.

Lt Col Oliver, who has served in Iraq and Northern Ireland and will soon be deployed to Afghanistan, said it had been a memorable experience. He added: "This has not been all plain sailing.

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Marines Back From 42-Day Adventure Battling Arctic Ice

"We have had 90 per cent more ice than the seasonal norm and as a...

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