Fridtjof Nansen

• Scientists have got a clue to the mysterious phenomenon beneath the sea’s surface.
• The strange phenomenon called ‘dead water’ invisibly slows a ship’s progress.
• It was first observed in 1893 by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen on his ship Fram.
• The ship was slowed by a mysterious force and the captain could barely maneuver.
• The speed changes in ships trapped in dead water are due to waves.
• These waves act like an undulating conveyor belt on which the boats move back and forth.
• The waves...

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