Tag: Severny Polyus

Polar station "Severny Polyus" has completed its work

Heiner Kubny

The drift ice station "Severny Polyus" has completed its expedition in the Arctic Ocean. Since its commissioning, the station has covered around 3,000 nautical miles.

Change of personnel at the "North Pole-41" drift station

Heiner Kubny

An operation to deliver supplies and transfer polar researchers to the "North Pole-41" drift station was successfully carried out in the Arctic Ocean.

Norway assists Russia on medical emergency near North Pole

Dr. Michael Wenger

Due to a medical emergency aboard the Russian Drift Station near the North Pole, Norwegian and Russian authorities co-operated for the evacuation.

The expedition of the "Severny Polyus" could last longer

Heiner Kubny

Knowing that traditional stations can no longer be carried out, a new era was ushered in with the ice-breaking platform "Severny Polyus".

Expedition "North Pole-41" starts work

Heiner Kubny

After a construction period of 3½ years at the Admirality shipyard in St. Petersburg, "Severny Polyus" is now in service in the Arctic for the first time.

Research platform "Severny Polyus" on test run

Heiner Kubny

The ice-breaking self-propelled platform "Severny Polyus" has passed the first sea trials. The unique ship is a new step in polar research.

Captain appointed for Russia's North Pole platform

Dr. Michael Wenger

The North Pole platform "Severny Polyus", which is currently under construction, has a captain: the experienced and well-known Captain Sergey Nesterov is to take the helm from the fall of 2022.

Drift ice stations are Russian tradition

Heiner Kubny

The self-propelled polar platform "Severny Polyus" was launched in St. Petersburg on Friday, December 18, 2020.

Long delay for North Pole Station

Heiner Kubny

Russia's ice-breaking research station "Severny Polyus" should have been ready to drift over Arctic waters as early as 2020.