Canada: Ice "More Severe Than In Many Years"

Hey! Al Gore told himself that all the ice is melting! BUT IT'S NOT, says the Canadian Broadcasting (CBC). Could this story from CBC be a big fat lie? Or is Al Gore the Big Fat Liar? The ice that prevented some Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen from reaping benefits in this year's seal hunt has continued to wreak havoc, five days after the hunt took place. As many as 100 longliners have been reported stuck in ice along Newfoundland's northern coasts. Crushing ice made for a nerve-racking night Tuesday on several vessels locked in ice in several areas off Newfoundland's northeast coast. From the Northern Peninsula to Cape Bonavista, about 100 vessels have been stranded by heavy ice, said Capt. Brian Penney, superintendent of ice operations with the Canadian Coast Guard. Penney, who described ice conditions as "more severe" than seen in many years, said they have been so heavy that the coast guard vessel Sir Wilfred Grenfell was itself stuck early Wednesday after rescuing a longliner near Fogo Island. The crew of another ice-blocked longliner nearby has gone to another sealing vessel, said search and rescue official Merv Wiseman. MORE INFO at CBC...