West Ice

At the time, whalers were not interested in seal hunting as long as there was ample stock of bowhead whales in the area.

They then declined, first because of imposed restrictions on total allowable catch and then in response to decreasing market demand.

Seven of them sank and five vanished, namely Ringsel, Brattind and Vårglimt from Troms and Buskøy and Pels from Sunnmøre, with 79 men on board.

The search for them involved ships and planes and continued for many days, but no trace of the missing boats was found.

[11][12] The Storisen is a band of ice rather than a specific area, typically spanning the entire east coast and round Cape Farewell.