The need for construction of specialized ships to clear the path in the ice appeared in the mid-18th century. The first icebreaker was a wheeled steamer that cleared ice in the harbor of Philadelphia.
The Soviet-built Arktika nuclear-powered icebreaker became the first surface vessel in history to reach the North Pole on August 17, 1977 MURMANSK, August 17. /TASS/. The world's largest nuclear ...
The president plans to order new icebreakers to help compete with Russia and China, but the first one the U.S. has built in decades isn’t expected to be finished until after 2030.
It is more than twice the size of Greater London. But the world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, is starting to crumble. Satellite images reveal that an enormous chunk has broken off the ...
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