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Ergopro test facility, Trondheim, Norway — August 2022. The test subject immersed in 0°C water at −20°C air temperature with 10 m/s wind. By test end, the pool had frozen solid around the suit. Published by White Glacier Manufacturing Corp. There is a question that every polar vessel operator should ask — but rarely does: What happens to my crew's immersion suit the moment seawater gets inside it? For the vast majority of suits on the market today, the answer is straightforwa

Published by White Glacier Manufacturing Corp. When a mariner falls into Arctic waters, they have minutes — not hours — before cold incapacitation sets in. The suit on their back is the difference between survival and tragedy. Yet the international standard most vessels rely on was never designed, tested, or validated for polar conditions. That is the uncomfortable truth at the center of modern polar maritime safety. A Standard Built for a Different World Conventional Life-Sa

A common misconception is that a suit built for extreme polar conditions must be too warm or bulky for use in more moderate cold waters. The reality is that the White Glacier Arctic 10+ is a true multi-environment abandonment suit — offering exceptional performance whether the emergency occurs in the High Arctic, Antarctic, North Sea, Grand Banks, or Baltic Sea. Engineered for the harshest polar abandonment scenarios. Designed as an Abandonment Suit — Engineered for Real-Worl

Lifeboat drills in calm conditions can create a false sense of security when polar reality is far more demanding. Most vessels conduct regular lifeboat drills. Crews board the lifeboats, start the engines, and feel prepared. But in polar and cold-water environments, these drills may be giving operators and crews a dangerous false sense of security. The combination of a standard lifeboat and a conventional immersion suit is often inadequate for the realities of polar abandonme