MURMANSK, April 6. /TASS/. The 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) nuclear icebreaker will depart for the first cruise in 2017, taking tourists to the North Pole, on June 15, press service of the ...

Russia, the world's only operator of ships that can break through thick oceanic ice sheets (nuclear-powered icebreakers), carried out an international scientific expedition to the North Pole.

MURMANSK, August 25. /TASS/. The 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) nuclear icebreaker returned from a voyage to the North Pole, which was devoted to the 40th anniversary of conquering the planet ...

Two explorers who trekked hundreds of miles at the North Pole and were running out of food have reached safety after an epic journey across the ice. South African Mike Horn and Norwegian Boerge ...

it is possible to visit the North Pole. Travel companies offer cruise packages to the Arctic from June and July when the weather is warmest. Swoop Arctic explains that travelling via icebreaker ...

The location was significant – it lay directly beneath the geographic North Pole. When the two boats left the site again, they left behind a Russian flag to demonstrate Russia's claim to the ...

the icebreaker Japan has used for research in Antarctica. JAMSTEC hopes the new vessel will make it possible for researchers to reach the North Pole and conduct winter-season observations in the ...

Boasting the latest in icebreaker technology, Mirai II will operate in a far wider area than its predecessor, even at the North Pole itself. “We are determined to do what it takes to get the ...

International conservationists in Britain and elsewhere have expressed alarm at this discovery by the ice-breaker ship, Yamal, taking wealthy tourists to the North Pole. One British newspaper ...

Expedition cruise travel is forecast to continue growing this year, with surging demand for visits to polar regions.