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31 March 2025 / The Barents Observer / Atle Staalesen
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Icebreaker operator: 'We are seeing a more complicated situation with sea ice'

Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Russian captains face ongoing challenges navigating the Northern Sea Route as deteriorating Arctic ice conditions persist over the next 25 years. Arctic winds have pushed multi-year ice toward the North Siberian coast, concentrating thick ice in the East Siberian and Chukchi Seas and forcing ships to change their routes.


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