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...