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Re: Polar Shipping Routes
« Reply #50 on: April 15, 2024, 11:00:06 PM »
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Aker Arctic @AkerArctic Apr 12

This video from the full-scale trials of the Finnish Navy #icebreaking multipurpose ship Louhi shows how the vessel climbs on top of the ridge which proceeds to "collapse" as the propellers "eat" it away. This is more efficient than ramming bow-first.🧵

https://nitter.poast.org/AkerArctic/status/1778725606240215129#m

https://invidious.poast.org/watch?v=peXo3LIOoSw