The atomic icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy has set a new record, making the journey from Murmansk to the North Pole in just 79 hours. This is twice as fast as the journey made by the icebreaker Arktika, which in 1977 became the first surface vessel to reach the North Pole, according to Andrei Smirnov, director of Atomflot Shipping. The atomic icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy reached the North Pole at 2.33 am Moscow time on August 17, 2017, making the journey to commemorate the Arktika’s historic voyage which took place in 1977. The route was covered in record time, 79 hours from departure from Atomflot’s dock in Murmansk, Smirnov said. 40 years ago the journey lasted for 176 hours, with the Arktika leaving Murmansk at 8 pm Moscow time on August 9, 1977, and arriving at the North Pole at 4 am Moscow time on August 17.
WORLD SHIPPING
20 August 2017 - 10:00
Update: 21 August 2017 - 00:36
Atomic icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy sets speed record for reaching the North Pole
Atomic icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy sets speed record for reaching the North Pole
WORLD SHIPPING
20 August 2017 - 10:00
Update: 21 August 2017 - 00:36
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