Difficult operation, the polar drift expedition “North Pole-41” was supplied with fresh food and new personnel in the dark at the beginning of January. (Photo: AARI) An operation was successfully carried out in the Arctic Ocean to deliver supplies and...
The Russian drift station “Severny Polyus” (Russian for North Pole) was about 440km away from the North Pole at the time of the emergency and Svalbard was the nearest search-and-rescue site. From here the evacuation started (Illustration: Arctic and...
The 83-meter Russian Arctic research vessel Severny Polyus (Eng: North Pole) has been on its maiden voyage since September 15, 2022. (Foto: Roshydromet) Drift ice stations are a tradition in Russia. For the first time such an expedition was conducted under the...
Start of the work of the expedition “Nordpol-41” on the ice floe. (Photo: AARI) After a construction period of 3½ years at the Admirality shipyard in St. Petersburg, the “Severny Polyus” is in service in the Arctic for the first time. On...
With the commissioning of the drift ice station “Severy Polyus”, polar research is to receive a new input. (Photo: AARI) Last week, the Russian ice-breaking self-propelled platform “Severny Polyus” (North Pole) passed the first sea trials in...