Friday 25th April 2025
Icebreakers (Quiz #889)
USCGC Healy breaks ice around the Russian-flagged tanker Renda, 250 miles south of Alaska. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense. (Public domain)
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship designed to navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other ships.
1. How does an icebreaker break through ice at sea?
2. How much does it cost for a suitable cargo vessel to engage the services of a Swedish icebreaker to reach an icebound Swedish port?
3. What type of vessel is used to break ice using the "resonance method"?
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