Drift ice stations are Russian tradition
The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” was launched in St. Petersburg on Friday, December 18, 2020.
Largest sailing ship “Sedov” in Murmansk
The world’s largest sailing ship, the “Sedov”, currently sits in Murmansk. The ship took off from Vladivostok for a trans-Arctic expedition.
AWI resumes Arctic measurement flights
After a Corona-related forced break, the German research aircraft Polar 5 and Polar 6 took off again for measurement flights.
MOSAiC – Time to Say Goodbye
After exactly 300 days of drift with the MOSAiC ice floe, the team has started dismantling the research camp.
Long delay for North Pole Station
Russia’s ice-breaking research station “Severny Polyus” should have been ready to drift over Arctic waters as early as 2020.
