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An icebreaker is a brief facilitation exercise intended to help members of a group begin the process of working together or forming a team.They are commonly presented as games to "warm up" a group by helping members get to know each other and often focus on sharing personal information such as names or hobbies.
This is a list of icebreakers and other special icebreaking vessels (except cargo ships and tankers) capable of operating independently in ice-covered waters. Ships known to be in service are presented in bold .
Prior to ocean-going ships, ice breaking technology was developed on inland canals and rivers using laborers with axes and hooks. The first recorded primitive icebreaker ship was a barge used by the Belgian town of Bruges in 1383 to help clear the town moat.
Soleram or Suliram [3] (also known as Soreram, or Suriram [4]) is a folk song from Riau, Indonesia. [5] [6] [7] It is also a well-known folk song in Malaysia. [4]This song is melodious and sung in a gentle rhythm, with lyrics that are relatively short and easy to remember.
Беларуская; Български; Чӑвашла; Čeština; Dansk; Deutsch; Eesti; Ελληνικά; Español; Esperanto; Euskara; فارسی; Français; Frysk
In March and April 1968, [8] CAPT C. William Bailey, Commanding, Eastwind entered the Great Lakes to aid with icebreaking duties, during a particularly severe ice winter. Her deep polar draft became problematic in the shallow Great Lakes, which required carrying minimal fuel (to lessen draft) and frequent refueling.
The 42,000 DWT tankers, capable of breaking ice with a thickness of 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) at 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h; 4.0 mph), will be used to transport crude oil from the Novy Port oil fields in the Gulf of Ob to the ice-free port of Murmansk.
Polar-class icebreakers USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) are heavy icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). These cutters, specifically designed for icebreaking, have reinforced hulls, special icebreaking bows, and a system that allows rapid shifting of ballast to increase the effectiveness of their icebreaking.