Equipment for responding to arctic maritime accidents could prove inadequate as polar sea ice declines, energy demand grows, and vessel traffic increases, according to a report released Jan. 29 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of New Hampshire.The Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC), a UNH and NOAA partnership on the university’s Durham, NH, campus, produced the report after a panel from arctic nation governments, industries, and indigenous communities assessed potential threats from maritime accidents in the Arctic.“The reduction of polar sea ice and the increasing worldwide demand for energy will likely result in a dramatic increa...