Date put in ice: Sept. 3, 2006
Date released from ice: Jan. 21, 2008
Position put in ice: 79° 53′ N, 143° 17′ E
Position released from ice: 74° 08′ N, 10° 04′ W
Number of drift days: 507
Number of miles covered during drift: 3,224
Number of miles covered in a straight line: 1,612
Greatest distance covered in 24 hours: 30.38 miles
Northernmost position reached: 88° 32′ N, May 28, 2007 (100 miles from geographic North Pole)
Average ice thickness around Tara during the drift: 4.95 feet
Coldest temperature: minus 41.8 F
Warmest temperature: 48.2 F
Number of days above freezing: 50, between June 9 and Sept. 18, 2007
Days of complete night: 230
Days of complete daylight: 230
Number of bears spotted: 18
Weight of the boat at the beginning of the drift: 180 tons
Number of crewmembers who participated: 20 men and women
Average age of the crew during the expedition: 33 years old
Number of air shifts to Tara (to relieve crewmembers): one in April and one in
September 2007 (11 flights total)
Quantity of food embarked at Lorient: 8 tons stored in 210 cubic feet
Quantity of food brought to the boat during the shifts: 1 ton
Gallons of water needed per 24 hours: 52
Electric consumption per day: 8 kW/h
Daily consumption of fuel: 11.18 gallons
