The “Akademik Treshnikov” is a Russian research vessel, which has already participated in several expeditions since its commissioning in 2011. Between December 2016 and March 2017, the vessel was deployed for the ‘Antarctic Circumnavigation...
Inuit and people who live with snow above the Arctic Circle have protected their eyes from snow blindness with snow goggles for over 4,000 years. Snow goggles are a widely used item in winter sports and protect the eyes from the damage caused by snow blindness. When...
On August 12, 2000, the “Kursk” took part in a manoeuvre of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea. A fire that broke out in the torpedo room caused the warheads to explode and the outer hull of the submarine to burst. Due to penetrating water, the...
The last expedition to protect the isolated Antarctic huts at Cape Denison took place in 2015. Expedition members will work to remove ice and snow that settled in the old cabins. (Photo: David Killick) On December 3, 2021, six expedition members left for Antarctica...
At Baltic Shipyard, in St. Petersburg, the five icebreakers of Project 2220 are being built. However, this is unlikely to be enough. Experts are calling for two more ships of this class. (Photo: Anton Haas St. Petersburg) In order to ensure regular year-round...