Sir Allen Young, a veteran of the searches for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, did not believe that a ship could be built to withstand the crushing pressure of the ice: "If there is no swell the ice must go through her, whatever material she is made of."
Sir Allen Young, en veteran fra søgningen efter Sir John Franklins fortabte ekspedition, troede ikke, at man kunne bygge et skib, der kunne tåle det høje tryk fra isen: "Hvis det ikke opstår nogen hevelser i isen må den gå gennem hende, uanset hvilket materiale hun er lavet af."