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Aid is on its way to an icebreaker struggling near the North Pole

The Kapitan Dranitsyn ran low on fuel after encountering conditions more difficult than expected during a resupply to the research ship Polarstern.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer March 4, 2020
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After reaching a record-setting point and completing a resupply rendezvous with the German research vessel Polarstern, the Russian icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn is in need of additional fuel after encountering more difficult than expected conditions.

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