Looking for adventure, tourists swim on the edge of the Arctic Circle

(27 Dec 2023)
SWEDEN FINLAND ICE BREAKER

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Baltic Sea, off the coasts of Sweden and Finland - 12 December 2023

1. Aerial of frozen Baltic Sea ++MUTE++
2. Various of Polar Explorer boat
3. Various of Polar Explorer boat breaking ice as it travels on the Baltic Sea, as seen from the bridge, with passengers on the main deck
4. Straight down view of ice being broken as Polar Explorer travels
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Hammerø, captain, Polar Explorer:
"This one (boat) has a special shape of the hull, especially the bow, has a special icebreaker bow on it. And compared to a similar vessel not designed for icebreaking, then they have more horsepower."

6. Various of second captain driving the Polar Explorer
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Hammerø, captain, Polar Explorer:
"It's a big responsibility but that's part of the game here. That's why we are doing this. It's to take out people and show them how we make ice roads."

8. Tilt down from bridge to main deck, music playing in the background
9. Various of passengers on main deck
10. Wide of Baltic Sea, side of the boat in the foreground
11. Various of passengers swimming in survival suits in the Baltic Sea
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Olga Robacha, managing director, Polar Explorer Icebreaker:
"Normally, everyone swims. Even people who are not considering it in the beginning. They think, 'No, that's not for me. It's too scary, too dangerous, too cold.' When they understand that it's not scary at all and you don't have to have swimming skills, you cannot drown in these suits, and they are very warm, we're dressing them over the normal clothes, it's not the bikini. So you put it on your even on (top of) the upper clothes."

13. Various of changing room where passengers are dressed in survival suits
14. Various of action camera shots of swimming in the Baltic Sea
15. Various of aerials of people swimming ++MUTE++
16. SOUNDBITE (English) no name given, tourist visiting from Seattle, Washington, US: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"I loved it, it was everything I hoped it would be and more."

17. Various of aerials of Polar Explorer at sea, passengers walking on ice ++MUTE++
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Olga Robacha, managing director, Polar Explorer Icebreaker:
"This season is what we call 'boom after Corona.' So we get the people who missed travelling for the last few years, and after Asia got closed for a few years, now it's open, and it's like the effect of the cut pipe when it starts just splashing."

19. Tilt up from AP video journalist walking on ice to boat
20. Pan left of passengers walking on ice
21. Wide of boat
22. Tracking of AP video journalist walking on ice
23. Aerial of boat ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:

Cold showers are meant to be good for your health, but some people are taking it a step further: swimming in the frozen waters near the Arctic Circle.

That experience, along with walking on the ice, is part of a mini cruise growing in popularity among tourists looking for something fun on their holiday.

STORYLINE:

Between Sweden and Finland lies the Baltic Sea.

In its northernmost part, it's mostly frozen from the end of November until the end of April.

To get a taste of a polar expedition, tourists can book a day cruise onboard an icebreaker boat.

It departs from the Swedish side of the border with Finland.



















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