Arctic shippers await release from ice captivity

Icebreakers are on the way to rescue 15 ships that have been slowed or stopped by sea ice along Russia's Northern Sea Route.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer November 16, 2021
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Fifteen ships that have been slowed or stopped by ice in Russian Arctic waters for the last two weeks see release coming, as a second icebreaker makes its way into the East Siberian Sea.

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