The icebreaker “50 Let Pobedy” and the LNG carrier “Christophe de Margerie” sail together through the icy Northeast Passage. (Foto: Novatek) This is the first time in history that a cargo ship has sailed through the icy Northeast Passage in...
Never before has the Northeast Passage been ice-free as early as this year. As early as the beginning of July 2020, the passage was possible without major problems. As early as mid-July, the Northern Sea Route was almost ice-free, and on July 20 there was completely...
“Yamal” – The keel was laid in 1986 at the Baltic shipyard in Leningrad, today’s Saint Petersburg. The “Yamal” was not completed until 1992 as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. With a maximum output of 75,000 hp, the...
The North Pole has been reached. The dream of many tourists to have arrived at the northernmost point of the world is fulfilled. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) All three tourist trips with Russia’s strongest icebreaker, the “50 Years of Victory” in July and...
