UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH

Russia’s unerring focus on the Arctic region has spawned a project entailing a distinctly unusual design of home-grown research vessel, writes David Tinsley.

A special form of vessel constitutes Russia’s new floating Arctic research station.(credit: Admiralty Shipyard).

Russia’s unerring focus on the Arctic region has spawned a project entailing a distinctly unusual design of home-grown research vessel, writes David Tinsley.