stranded on an ice floe

My gr-great grandmother's foster son (I'm pretty certain that his name was Hilvardin Andreassen) was stranded on an ice floe for awhile in the early to mid 1900's. They were from the Donnes area of Nordland. My mother was told this story many times and believes that it occured in the 1930's. It made interational headlines for several days at the time. I was hoping for some help in getting more information. I have googled it every way that I can thing of. Thanks, MStrahm487