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Polarstern – still fit after a year in the ice

6 years ago

Germany’s 38 year old research icebreaker Polarstern, which has just spent a year locked in the Arctic ice, suffered much less damage than had been expected, writes Tom Todd.

Polarstern leaves LWB for the Antarctic – remarkably fit after a year in the Arctic.

Germany’s 38 year old research icebreaker Polarstern, which has just spent a year locked in the Arctic ice, suffered much less damage than had been expected, writes Tom Todd.