Sea-ice lies thick on the water as Russian oil tanker sails Arctic route without icebreaker escort
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Northern Sea Route |
Loaded with up to 38,000 tons of oil, the 245 meter long tanker Shturman Skuratov makes this year's first transit shipment on the Northern Sea Route. Despite major concentrations of sea-ice, the tanker sails without icebreaker assistance.
