Bug posted an interesting article regarding icebreakers, then I find it closed for whatever reason. What’s up with that?

Next door they are also busy building new icebreakers: [image] Seaspan cuts steel on a ‘Prototype block’ setting milestone for Polar... The project that has been developed under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). [image] This thick steel will e…

On the other side of Canada Irving Shipbuilding is busy completing a series of six Polar Patrol Vessels: Harry DeWolf class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel AOPV harry dewolf class arctic offshore patrol vessel aopv royal canadian navy rcn hmcs irving NoCG…

[image] ombugge: Who are the designers for these vessels? It’s a contunuation of the project that started already in 2012 with STX Canada Marine (today Vard Marine) and Aker Arctic. Elomatic also has a big role: [image] Elomatic´s close collaboration together with Seaspan Vancouver …

[image] China's icebreaker Xuelong-2 is sailing to the North Pole In cooperation with researchers from Russia and Thailand, Arctic experts from the Chinese Polar Institute are sailing 15,500 nautical miles on an expedition to the top of the world.

K/V “Svalbard” in Tromsøysundet today: [image] Photo: Asimut, via NSF

Meeting of two icebreakers near the North Pole: [image] French cruise ship makes rendezvous with Russian nuclear icebreaker near... In thick Arctic sea-ice, 150 meter long icebreaking cruise vessel Le Commandant Charcot makes acquaintance with Russia's 50 Let Pobedy. …

It is not easy to design and built icebreakers, or ice strengthened research ships: Australia’s $528m Antarctic icebreaker wider than initially designed as... Tasmania’s harbour master says RSV Nuyina’s dimensions significantly changed from original design and ‘windage area’ now too lar…

[image] ombugge: It is not explained when, how and why those extra 10 m. beam was added? That’s the width of the wheelhouse wings that extend beyond the hull which is still 25.6 m wide. Apparently the key issue here is the turn just before the bridge when sailing out. Nuyina, being an icebre…

USCG Cutter Healy guarding the Russian Arctic coast?: [image] American coast guard vessel is sailing into Russian Arctic waters. Almost at... Only few days after U.S icebreaking coast guard ship Healy sailed through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea as part of a 7-week westbound…

Some updates on the Canadian Coast Guard polar icebreaker project: [image] Ice expertise for Canadian Polar Icebreaker Aker Arctic has continued ship design to ensure the Canadian Polar Icebreaker meets the latest technical developments in icebreaking. Apart…

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ombugge August 23, 2023, 8:37pm 172

Meeting of two icebreakers near the North Pole:

More meetings in the Arctic:

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