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 Enviar a email | Russian Nuclear Icebreakers: to the North Pole! en General |  Por Avi Abrams
el 28-Mar-2008 |  "QUANTUM SHOT" #395
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Odyssey in the Arctic with Russian Icebreaker Fleet
The nuclear-powered icebreakers served as a symbol of Soviet technological power for many decades. Today this fleet is used to aid ship navigation in the seas north of Siberia - and for elite tourism, which helps to fill the bill.
The most powerful of all icebreakers "50 years of Victory" (one of six "Arktika" class) has two nuclear reactors and is capable of reaching North Pole in a couple of days.
"Vaigach" and "Taimyr"
Svetlana Bogdanova has recently returned from a very special trip on board of icebreaker "Vaigach" and provided us with these unique pictures. Thanks to her exclusive permission (and collection of photos by seamen of the Murmansk Sea Shipping Company) we can now have a glimpse of what it means to follow along caravan of ships in the northern seas, led by a colossal nuclear-powered vessel.
Svetlana says: "Nuclear icebreaker almost feels alive, like a huge proud creature with a benevolent and dependable character. See it moving in the dark of night, projecting a powerful light ahead, making the snow sparkle in a misty path, feel it tremble under you feet... Its sheer immensity is inspiring, making one think of heroic exploration of unknown lands, the stuff that kids should be dreaming about"
"Vaigach" in the mist:
The blizzard is getting worse:
Unexpected Rescue:
This truck got in trouble on treacherous ice, so a professional team quickly comes up with a plan:
The journey resumes:
Breaking the way for a caravan of ships:
Arriving into Dixon: a small town of about a thousand people -
Its population lives in the Arctic wasteland, enduring the most extreme climate. A significant part of Dixon has become a ghost town during Soviet years - and a series of ghastly buildings line up to haunt the endless night:
Its easy to start imagining vampires, but the buildings are long abandoned - though one has to wonder about (what looks like) the cannon nearby:
Back to the Arctic trail -
Serene and wide-format views along the way - Svalbard archipelago:
Franz Josef Land also has fascinating rock formations:
And mammoth fossils lying around:
A day in the life of Murmansk Sea Shipping Company
This custom-paint job looks appropriately aggressive on an icebreaker:
Business as usual, leading the way (though the towline between ships sometimes breaks, leading to all kinds of emergencies)
Launching the deep sea research vessel (Bathysphere) "MIR-1":
Encountering some heavy seas:
"Yamal" towing the oil rig:
Land-based oil rigs are usually towed by a chain of tractors:
And so, after breaking the ice trail for so many days:
Finally, a clear way beckons home -
Staying in port for maintenance:
Here are Some of the Giants of the Arctic Fleet:
"Lenin" - the first Russian nuclear icebreaker, built in 1957. It looked imposing, but suffered two nuclear accidents while in operation till 1989, and now is being converted into a museum ship.
"Arktika" - became the first surface ship ever to reach the North Pole in 1977.
"50 Years of Victory" - is the largest, most powerful icebreaker ever constructed.
(image credit: Quark Expeditions)
This lid covers a nuclear reactor:
Nuclear reactor room:
117 meters in length, the "50 Years of Victory" has TWO nuclear reactors, develops 75,000 horse power, and its huge steel ice belt 5 meters wide can easily break through the ice up to 2.5 meters (9.2 feet) thick.
The "victory" in its name is the Russian people's victory over the Nazis in 1945.
And by the way, in case you think that no amount of ice can ever stop such nuclear behemoths, let me remind you that the nuclear icebreaker "Soviet Union" was trapped in ice for three days in 1998 (which is nothing compared to Mother Russia trapped in communism for 70 years)
Here is that "Soviet Union" ship -
The rest of 10 nuclear icebreakers are described in detail here.
Bears just wanna have... milk
Polar bear life is pretty eventful: from their "romantic" period to the intense family quarrels:
They usually come pretty close to ships, knowing exactly what they want.
They will dearly beg for polar bear's most favorite treat - concentrated sweetened milk in cans: (not healthy of course, but simply irresistible)
And they make the pleasure last: one can will keep a bear occupied for up to 3 hours. After they lick the can clean, they start to chew on it, like some sort of chewing gum - to get that last whiff of flavor.
Finally, to sleep with a full tummy:
Polar bear tracks:
Note: if price is no object, Quark Expeditions will offer you exclusive trips to the North Pole on board of these icebreakers.
Photos by Svetlana Bogdanova; seamen of the Murmansk Sea Shipping Company; awd.ru, used by exclusive permission, all rights reserved
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