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Fire At Russia's Only Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker, No Deaths Reported
A fire that broke out on Russia's only nuclear-powered icebreaker and cargo ship was promptly extinguished, the Murmansk branch of the emergency ministry said late on Sunday.
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China's Biggest Antarctic Fleet Sets Off To Build Fifth Research Station
Two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship set sail on Wednesday for the Antarctic with more than 460 personnel on board to help complete construction of China's fifth station on the world's southernmost continent.
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Watch: Close-Up View Of Snow Melting Under Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier"
According to geologists, if the glacier melts, the world's sea level might rise by 25 inches in the coming years.
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This Ship Sank In 1915. Now Search Begins For Shipwreck After 100 Years
A South African icebreaker departed Saturday morning in search of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being slowly crushed by pack ice.
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Taliban, Afghan Civil Society's "Icebreaker" Meeting In Oslo Amid Protest
Talks in Oslo Sunday between the Taliban and Afghan civil society members served as an "icebreaker", on the eve of their meeting with Western diplomats to discuss human rights and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, an Afghan participant said.
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Russia Races To Build Giant Ice-Breakers For Arctic Dominance
At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice-breakers.
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War: Hrithik Roshan And Tiger Shroff Fight Atop 300-Foot Icebreaker Ship
"War has been hugely mounted to give audiences a film that is the biggest in terms of an action spectacle," said Siddharth Anand
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In A Changing Arctic, A Lone Coast Guard Icebreaker Maneuvers Through Ice And Geopolitics
Coast Guard Ensign Ryan Carpenter peered north through a front window of this 420-foot long ship, directing its bright-red hull through jagged chunks of ice hundreds of miles north of Alaska.
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What It's Like To Ride A 6,000-Ton Icebreaker Through Arctic Waters
When the CCGS Amundsen breaks through a 10-foot (or thicker) piece of ice, it rides on top of it first, the whole front of the ship sliding onto the sheet as the boat comes to a stop. Then the ship, 100 yards long and weighing 6,000 tons, crushes down, and its sharp hull splits the ice and pushes the fragments to either side.
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China Launches 33rd Antarctic Expedition To Build New Base
China launched its 33rd expedition to Antarctica as its research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) left Shanghai today on a 161-day voyage to build a new base on the white continent.
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Russia, Despite Draw Down, Shipping More To Syria Than Removing
When Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most of Russia's military contingent from Syria there was an expectation that the Yauza, a Russian naval icebreaker and one of the mission's main supply vessels, would return home to its Arctic Ocean port.
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Australian Icebreaker Home For Repairs After Antarctica Grounding
Australia's flagship icebreaker has arrived home for repairs after running aground in Antarctica, as the government thanked international teams from China, Japan and the United States for helping to evacuate the expeditioners on board.
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Australian Icebreaker Refloated In Antarctica After Grounding
An Australian icebreaker that ran aground in Antarctica during a blizzard has been successfully refloated, officials said Saturday.
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Antarctic Expeditioners Rescued From Australian Icebreaker
Expeditioners stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker, which ran aground in Antarctica, were today rescued by barge, ahead of attempts to refloat the ship.
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Australian Icebreaker Runs Aground In Antarctica
A ferocious blizzard today was hampering attempts to rescue 68 expeditioners and crew stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker Aurora Australis after it broke its mooring and ran aground in frozen Antarctica.
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Fire At Russia's Only Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker, No Deaths Reported
A fire that broke out on Russia's only nuclear-powered icebreaker and cargo ship was promptly extinguished, the Murmansk branch of the emergency ministry said late on Sunday.
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China's Biggest Antarctic Fleet Sets Off To Build Fifth Research Station
Two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship set sail on Wednesday for the Antarctic with more than 460 personnel on board to help complete construction of China's fifth station on the world's southernmost continent.
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Watch: Close-Up View Of Snow Melting Under Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier"
According to geologists, if the glacier melts, the world's sea level might rise by 25 inches in the coming years.
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This Ship Sank In 1915. Now Search Begins For Shipwreck After 100 Years
A South African icebreaker departed Saturday morning in search of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being slowly crushed by pack ice.
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Taliban, Afghan Civil Society's "Icebreaker" Meeting In Oslo Amid Protest
Talks in Oslo Sunday between the Taliban and Afghan civil society members served as an "icebreaker", on the eve of their meeting with Western diplomats to discuss human rights and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, an Afghan participant said.
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Russia Races To Build Giant Ice-Breakers For Arctic Dominance
At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice-breakers.
-
War: Hrithik Roshan And Tiger Shroff Fight Atop 300-Foot Icebreaker Ship
"War has been hugely mounted to give audiences a film that is the biggest in terms of an action spectacle," said Siddharth Anand
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In A Changing Arctic, A Lone Coast Guard Icebreaker Maneuvers Through Ice And Geopolitics
Coast Guard Ensign Ryan Carpenter peered north through a front window of this 420-foot long ship, directing its bright-red hull through jagged chunks of ice hundreds of miles north of Alaska.
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What It's Like To Ride A 6,000-Ton Icebreaker Through Arctic Waters
When the CCGS Amundsen breaks through a 10-foot (or thicker) piece of ice, it rides on top of it first, the whole front of the ship sliding onto the sheet as the boat comes to a stop. Then the ship, 100 yards long and weighing 6,000 tons, crushes down, and its sharp hull splits the ice and pushes the fragments to either side.
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China Launches 33rd Antarctic Expedition To Build New Base
China launched its 33rd expedition to Antarctica as its research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) left Shanghai today on a 161-day voyage to build a new base on the white continent.
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Russia, Despite Draw Down, Shipping More To Syria Than Removing
When Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most of Russia's military contingent from Syria there was an expectation that the Yauza, a Russian naval icebreaker and one of the mission's main supply vessels, would return home to its Arctic Ocean port.
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Australian Icebreaker Home For Repairs After Antarctica Grounding
Australia's flagship icebreaker has arrived home for repairs after running aground in Antarctica, as the government thanked international teams from China, Japan and the United States for helping to evacuate the expeditioners on board.
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Australian Icebreaker Refloated In Antarctica After Grounding
An Australian icebreaker that ran aground in Antarctica during a blizzard has been successfully refloated, officials said Saturday.
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Antarctic Expeditioners Rescued From Australian Icebreaker
Expeditioners stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker, which ran aground in Antarctica, were today rescued by barge, ahead of attempts to refloat the ship.
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Australian Icebreaker Runs Aground In Antarctica
A ferocious blizzard today was hampering attempts to rescue 68 expeditioners and crew stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker Aurora Australis after it broke its mooring and ran aground in frozen Antarctica.
