In this solid field of ice in the Bering Sea, two icebreakers try a tandem method of breaking ice. Ramming, backing, and ramming again, the vessels try forcing their way, side-by-side, in a parallel line.
In this solid field of ice in the Bering Sea, two icebreakers try a tandem method of breaking ice. Ramming, backing, and ramming again, the vessels try forcing their way, side-by-side, in a parallel line.
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September 2024
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In this solid field of ice in the Bering Sea, two icebreakers try a tandem method of breaking ice. Ramming, backing, and ramming again, the vessels try forcing their way, side-by-side, in a parallel line.

In this solid field of ice in the Bering Sea, two icebreakers try a tandem method of breaking ice. Ramming, backing, and ramming again, the vessels try forcing their way, side-by-side, in a parallel line.

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