Deck repairman Mika Koponen, 41, sits for a portrait aboard the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as the ship sails the Amundsen Gulf in the Arctic, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Koponen, who is making his first traverse through the Northwest Passage, started sailing at the age of 15 after following in his brother's footsteps. "He was my idol. He sent me postcards from everywhere in the world," said Koponen of his brother who passed away five years ago. "After he became sick, I became his idol because he couldn't sail anymore. Now I'm taking these amazing adventures and I keep the tradition of the postcards. I think he'd be proud." (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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