Tanker makes solo voyage through melting Arctic Sea

monckton wrote:
"A Russian liquefied natural gas tanker completed its maiden voyage through the waters of the Arctic Sea last week without the use of an icebreaker, ushering in a new step in the exploitation of the dramatically warming polar region."
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/29/arct-a29.html

monckton wrote:
This isn't the Northwest passage - this is an important new trade route signalling what some have called the 'pivot to Asia' ...

The specially constructed 300-meter tanker Christophe de Margerie became the first tanker to complete the Northern Sea Route voyage unassisted. The ship sailed from Norway to South Korea in just 19 days, 30 percent faster than the usual route through the Suez Canal. The Northern Sea Route tracks the northern coast of Siberia, which may provide an efficient alternative for trade between northern Europe and east Asia as climatic conditions change.

litesong wrote:
Here's continuous operations of russian ships operating through the Northeast Passage. Here are two NUCLEAR POWERED ice breakers escorting numerous NUCLEAR POWERED military ships. After safe passage, one of nuke ice breakers was off to escort other ships through the Passage. It appears they conduct such actions continuously. Have fun watching lots of nuke ships(even if they are russian):
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=russian+nuclear+ice+breaker+flotilla&view=detail&mid=C62E8868FC8F955D3647C62E8868FC8F955D3647&FORM=VIRE

"old sick silly sleepy sleezy slimy slimebag filthy vile reprobate rooting (& rotting) racist pukey proud pig AGW denier liar whiner badnight" bluffed: This passage opens up every year as part of the summer thaw. We've known about it since 1903.

monckton wrote:
LOL, just quit, this is only the Russian ones.
If you watch it, they've never had an accident in 50 years.
Of course that might be a bit of propaganda, but it's not like we talk about 3 mile island any more.
... ponders

Why haven't Disney done that yet?
Three Mile Island ride?
You're on an evacuation bus, 2 days after the incident, confused bureaucrats leap from the shadows with outstretched claws and meaningless platitudes, panic, lies, america ...

I think that would attract a lot of Chinese tourists.

"old sick silly sleepy slieezy slimy slimebarf steenkin' filthy vile reprobate rootin'(& rottin') racist pukey proud pig AGW denier liar whiner badnight" bluffed: Three mile island did not release any significant radiation. There was only equipment damage.