The SAREX took place in September 2023 near Hershel Island, off the coast of Yukon, Canada. BV oversaw proceedings as US and Canadian search and rescue teams conducted the exercise aboard PONANT’s polar exploration cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot. The exercise followed a similar SAREX carried out in 2021, reputed to be the world’s first international … Continue reading Bureau Veritas and Ponant advance polar safety research