Is there are Public Boat service across the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia?
Ahh, here we go again. The Bering Strait is a subject of perennial interest to polar enthusiasts. So here we go: 1. No, there is no ferry, public service boat, or any other regular transportation across the Bering Strait. 2. There is no brige across the Bering Strait. And they aren’t building one, either. And they aren’t even CONTEMPLATING building one. If a bridge is ever built, it won’t be in our lifetimes, and probably not even within our children’s lifetimes. 3. There is no tunnel under the Bering Strait. They aren’t building a tunnel. They aren’t THINKING about building a tunnel. See no. 2. 4. You can’t ski across the Bering Strait, unless you are a seriously accomplished Arctic skier, and thoroughly familiar with the area and its conditions — and even if you are, you still probably won’t make it. The Bering Strait is a rough area. It is perpetually plunged in bitter cold and subject to rapidly changing atmospheric conditions, shifting ice, hurricane-force winds, fog, and violent
