The plan was to prepare the new “Vostok” station for occupancy in about three years and to offer researchers the best opportunities for their work. With the failure of the icebreaker “Sevmorput”, it is likely to be a year later. (Photo:...
UPDATE: As we learned from our guest author Dmitry Kiselev, damage to one of the four propeller blades occurred and forced the ship to stop involuntarily. Meanwhile, divers from Russia have removed the damaged blade and another one. This means that the ship will now...