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...
Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov (front left) appointed Sergey Nesterov (front right) as captain of the North Pole Platform. The experienced Nesterov has a long career as a captain on expedition ships in the polar regions. Image: Ministry of Natural...
The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” can be frozen in the Arctic ice for two years without external support for research purposes. (Foto: Roshydromet) The self-propelled polar platform “Severny Polyus” was launched in St....
A model of the drift ice station “Severny Polyus” in the exhibition. (Photo: Roshydromet) Russia’s ice-breaking research station should have been ready to drift over Arctic waters as early as 2020. Construction of the 84-metre-long and...
