(US COAST GUARD) Coast Guard inspectors completed a port state control exam on the double-hulled ice-classed Russian tanker Renda today in Dutch Harbor. “The tanker vessel Renda met all applicable [...]
Crew on board the Russian vessel Sparta have requested more equipment to help repair damage to the boat’s hull while rescue efforts are hampered by icy conditions in the southern ocean. Sparta issued [...]
Recent Chesapeake Bay icebreaking footage courtesy of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Launched in Saint Petersburg Russia the NS Ural was not actually commissioned until 2007. By that time it had a new name, the NS Let Pobedy, and a new designation [...]
Just in from the Associated Press… MOSCOW – A Russian icebreaker labored Monday through howling winds and heavy snow as it tried to reach icebound ships in the Sea of [...]
<VLADIVOSTOK, December 31 (Itar-Tass) — More than 600 crewmembers are aboard the ten vessels trapped in the ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. Distress signals have been received from the [...]
More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to Alaska’s icy northern waters. The University [...]
Here is a shot from LTJG Tasha Thomas (HEALY’s Public Affairs Officer) in one of her regular updates to family and friends about life aboard the icebreaker HEALY. This shot [...]
So the cruise ship industry may be able to offer the lowest prices in 20 years, but one thing that they cannot control is the weather and unfortunately passengers usually [...]
Here is an update from the Pentagon Channel on the status of the USCG Polar Ice Breaking fleet: More USCG official videos can be found at the USCGImagery channel on [...]
This week two photos tie for top billing. The first headlines the tour of photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand titled “Earth From Above“. It shows the Canadian icebreaker Lois Saint Laurent steaming [...]
National Geographic also brings us this week’s Interesting Ship of The Week. They tell us: >> NAME: The Palmer is named for a U.S. seal hunter who sailed along the [...]
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