By Ed - 04/12/16 - Science and Nature
When Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, christened his ship the Maud before his attempt to cross the Northeast Passage, his boat smashed a bit of ice against the Maud's bow.
The Maud has stayed stuck for 86 years in the icy in the waters of Cambridge bay. Until now. The boat is finally ready to start a long journey back to Norway. In 1917, Roald Amundsen - who had beaten Captain Scot's expedition to the South pole earlier - took the ship on a scientific expedition through the Northeast Passage. He was also the first person to reach the South Pole and to lead an expedition through the Northwest Passage. Even though Amundsen's achievements are not well known, he was almost killed by a polar bear and nearly died of carbon monoxide.
Why did the ship sink?
It is thought that the ship sank because of a leak which was caused by a propeller axe.
To lift the Maud up they had to use 50 airbags each with 4 tonnes of lifting power to get the Maud up into the barge for further transportation.