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Polar Science Day 2022 Boat Reported in Dalvik, Iceland


Float Your Boat 232216
Float Your Boat 232216 in Dalvik Iceland; photo submitted by Christian Zierold

A boat decorated by a young person on in Seattle, Washington was found and reported in Iceland on June 30, 2024. Christian Zierold, from Germany was on vacation in Dalvik in Iceland with their family. Nearby Dalvik is a small beach and that is where the boat was found.


This boat #232216 originated at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle Washington during a Polar Science Day event on December 3, 2022 before boarding theLe Commandant Charcot passenger ice breaker ship and deployed at the north pole on August 17, 2023. Float Your Boat program founder and team contribute to this annual event (see photos below).

Boat Number

232216

Date Found

June 30, 2024

Place Found

Dalvik, Iceland, 65°57´51´´N, 18°30´4´´W

Found by

Christian Zierold

Date Deployed

August 17, 2023

Who Deployed

​Le Commandant Charcot

Deployment Location

North Pole

Track Taken

North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre through Fram Strait

Boat Decorated by

young person from Seattle, Washington USA

Polar Day at Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Washington

Boat 232216 in center row far left boxed to ship to icebreaker

Dalvik, Iceland; photo submitted by Christian Zierold
Float Your Boat 232216 in Dalvik, Iceland
Float Your Boat 232216 in Dalvik, Iceland, photo submitted by Christian Zierold

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