Posted on 02/10/2016 5:46:11 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
Built by Arctech Helsinki for the Russian Ministry of Transport, the Icebreaking Multipurpose Emergency and Rescue Vessel Baltika is a first-of-its-kind icebreaker built with an asymmetrical hull allowing for not only ahead and astern icebreaking, but also âobliqueâ icebreaking for a greater angle of attack.
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Brrrrrrr, that’s cold.
A lesson in thinking outside the box.
sent cha a mail
***WE should be doing it***
WHY? The Arctic is supposed to be ICE FREE by now! Glo-bull warming you know!
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