The self-propelled platform "North Pole" has been put into operation

"Admiralty Shipyards" have put into operation an ice-resistant self-propelled platform (LSP) The North Pole which is a scientific expedition vessel designed for long–term drift in the Arctic ice, the press service of the shipbuilding enterprise reported.
The operator of the LSP, built by order of Roshydromet, will be the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AANI). With the help of the AANI platform, it will be able to continue the practice of high-latitude expeditions, which began in 1937 and was interrupted in 2015 due to the thinning of the Arctic ice and the inability to ensure the safety of scientific stations located on open ice.
According to the representatives of AANIA, already on September 1, 2022, the North Pole will embark on its first flight to Murmansk, and then go to the Central Arctic with an expedition on board.
The LSP is designed as a research center capable of year-round drift in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean in autonomous mode – so, the regular fuel supply on board is sufficient for a continuous two-year voyage.
In addition, The North Pole is equipped with its own propulsion system, which allows it to reach a speed of at least 10 knots, and can move independently in the ice without wiring an icebreaker. There are 15 laboratories on board the platform, modern equipment for geological, geophysical, acoustic, oceanographic and other research is placed.
The delivery of the LSP will bring the capabilities of Russian science in the Arctic to a qualitatively new level. Russian specialists will be able to implement long-term high-latitude research programs associated with a continuous presence in the Arctic. And this, in turn, will create new competitive advantages for Russia in the development of the Arctic, porarctic.ru The self-propelled platform "North Pole" has been put into operation
"Admiralty Shipyards" have put into operation an ice-resistant self-propelled platform (LSP) The North Pole is a scientific expedition vessel designed for long–term drift in the Arctic ice, the press service of the shipbuilding enterprise reported.
The operator of the LSP, built by order of Roshydromet, will be the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AANI). With the help of the AANI platform, it will be able to continue the practice of high-latitude expeditions, which began in 1937 and was interrupted in 2015 due to the thinning of the Arctic ice and the inability to ensure the safety of scientific stations located on open ice.
According to the representatives of AANIA, already on September 1, 2022, the North Pole will embark on its first flight to Murmansk, and then go to the Central Arctic with an expedition on board.
The LSP is designed as a research center capable of year-round drift in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean in autonomous mode – so, the regular fuel supply on board is sufficient for a continuous two-year voyage.
In addition, the "North Pole" is equipped with its own propulsion system, which allows it to reach a speed of at least 10 knots, and can move independently in the ice without wiring an icebreaker. There are 15 laboratories on board the platform, modern equipment for geological, geophysical, acoustic, oceanographic and other research is placed.
The delivery of the LSP will bring the capabilities of Russian science in the Arctic to a qualitatively new level. Russian specialists will be able to implement long-term high-latitude research programs associated with a continuous presence in the Arctic. And this, in turn, will create new competitive advantages for Russia in the development of the Arctic, the Internet resource notes porarctic.ru.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished