Russian Nuclear Icebreaker escorting Tanker at Artic Ocean to Thailand

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[sjosala]

In this clip the Russian Nuclear icebreaker and the swedish Oden. By leaving the swedish icebreaker Oden ( the largest in Sweden) back in Polar  area - worked together there - the russian saying goodbye in a russian way with a russian song Slavanka in the speakers on deck !
50 Let Pobedy was one of the icebreaker escorting the tanker Vladimir Tikhonov from Murmansk to Thailand in the at present free from Pirates Artic Ocean...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVtDX46cTJQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVtDX46cTJQ)

[clanky]

Interesting news, thanks for sharing.

I wonder if the icebreaker costs would be less than the savings in fuel from the shorter passage and the savings from not having to mess about with all the anti-piracy crap and extra huge insurance premiums.

I also wonder if we would ever see pirates in the Arctic in the event of it becoming a major shipping route.