ice-strengthened ship
1Ice class — Ships with an Ice Class have a strengthened hull to enable them to navigate through sea ice. HistoryThe first requirements for merchant ships to be escorted by icebreakers were set in in Finland in 1890, after winter traffic to the port of Hanko… …
2Double acting ship — MT Tempera, the first double acting tanker, breaking ice astern Double acting ship (DAS) is a type of icebreaking merchant ship designed to run ahead in open water and astern (in layman s terms, backwards) in ice. Such ships can operate… …
3Icebird (ship) — The Icebird is a cargo vessel which delivers supplies to the Antarctic Australian Mawson Station. The Icebird s maiden voyage to Antarctica began when she departed from Cape Town, South Africa in November 1984. In 1996, the vessel was renamed… …
4Eric Philips — OAM (b. April 1962) is an Australian polar explorer, adventurer and ski guide. Philips has completed major expeditions on the worlds four largest icecaps icecaps and was the first Australian, together with companion Jon Muir, to ski to both the… …
5Icebreaker — [ thumb|right|300px|German icebreaker Polarstern ] An icebreaker is a special purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice covered waters. Although the term usually refers to icebreaking ships, it can also refer to smaller… …
6McMurdo Sound — McMurdo Sound, Antarctica The ice clogged waters of Antarctica s McMurdo Sound extend about 55 km (35 mi) long and wide. The sound opens into the Ross Sea to the north. The Royal Society Range rises from sea level to 13,205 feet (4,205… …
7MV Captain Kurbatskiy — Captain Kurbatskiy in the Port of Santos in São Paulo, Brazil on 24 January 2005, when the ship was known as Ocean Luck. Career …
8MV Monchegorsk — Career Name: Monchegorsk (Мончегорск) Owner: Murmansk Shipping Company (1983–1994)[1] NB Shippin …
9arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …
10NOAAS Albatross IV (R 342) — Albatross IV (R 342) Career (United States) …
