NSF Signs Agreement to Use Russian Icebreaker for Critical Antarctic Resupply and Refueling Mission

NSF Signs Agreement to Use Russian Icebreaker for Critical Antarctic Resupply and Refueling Mission
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:43:00 -0500

The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced it has reached an agreement with a Russian company to charter a diesel icebreaker to create a channel through the sea ice of Antarctica's McMurdo Sound that will allow the annual refueling and resupply of two U.S. stations in Antarctica.

NSF has signed a one-year contract, with an option for additional years, with the Murmansk Shipping Company to use the Canadian-built icebreaker, Vladimir Ignatyuk, to create a channel into ...

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