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12 September 2005: Healy reached the North Pole for a second time, accompanied by the Swedish icebreaker Oden (1988 icebreaker). This was Healy 's second visit to the North Pole, and the voyage was a part of the Arctic East-West Summer 2005 project which consisted of three cruises between 1 June and 28 November 2005. [12]
On North Pole Expedition Cruise: The Ultimate Frontier, passengers can visit the icy wilds via Ponant's swanky icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot, which the company will charter, sailing for more ...
Poseidon Expeditions is a United Kingdom company established in 1999. In 2001, it operated the first North Pole cruise aboard the 100-passenger nuclear-powered Yamal icebreaker. In 2003, it operated two cruises to Franz Josef Land and Svalbard aboard the 100-passenger, conventionally propelled icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn.
Le Commandant Charcot is a Polar Class 2 rated icebreaking vessel capable of reaching remote polar destinations such as the Geographic North Pole.She features a hybrid power plant powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and 5 MWh electric batteries, capable of briefly driving the ship without engines running.
North Pole-36 and North Pole-37. From August to September 2009 the icebreaker took part in the scheduled evacuation of drifting ice stations. Each station houses 18 polar explorers, dogs, and more than 150 tons of cargo. The evacuation of station personnel and cargo from a drifting ice floe requires three days of continuous, round-the-clock work.
In 1991, Quark Expeditions was the first consumer-led expedition to the North Pole. [5] The company has the largest and most diverse fleet of passenger vessels in the Antarctic. [6] Quark offers both cruises and land-based expeditions. Expeditions are held on the following ships:
6.1.2 North Sea Branch. 6.2 People's Liberation Army Navy. 6.3 China Coast Guard. ... New icebreaker is expected to be delivered in 2027 and enter service in 2028 [164]
The second Soviet nuclear icebreaker was NS Arktika, the lead ship of the Arktika class. In service since 1975, she was the first surface ship to reach the North Pole, on August 17, 1977. Several nuclear-powered icebreakers were also built outside the Soviet Union.