Slow boat to Ilulissat: Long nights on Greenland's last ferry
Friday-night departures from Nuuk are bustling as passengers board Greenland's rusty red-and-white ferry to Ilulissat.
On a Friday night the port in Nuuk is a hive of activity as passengers loaded with heavy bags hurry aboard a rusty red-and-white ship — Greenland's last ferry. The slow, often overnight voyages to Ilulissat underscore the vessel's continuing role in linking remote communities and the long nights spent aboard.