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Posted: 19 Aug 2019


Taken: 11 Mar 2019

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Valdimir Rusanov


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Ships in the snow

Ships in the snow
As we approached Honningsvag, in a sheltered area we passed a cluster of LPG tankers, plus some tugs. The nearest, in this image, is the "Vladimir Rusanov", which I assumed was Russian owned (see also PiP). A little recent homework has revealed that it is an interesting ship indeed and that it is actually owned by a Japanese/Chinese consortium.

The ship was named after a Russian geologist and polar explorer who was inspired by Nansen and, after exploring Svalbard for coal in 1911, set sail in 1912 on a tiny ship with 11 others to attempt a northern sea route eastwards across the top of Siberia. The group were never seen again, despite searches, but relics of their expedition were found in 1937.

So what is the significance of the name for this LPG tanker? Weighing some 100,000 tonnes and commencing service in 2018, it is the first of several to be built and is a self-sufficient ice-breaker. It is designed to do routinely what its namesake attempted. On its first run it took a load of LPG from a Russian production area to China, around the top of Siberia and through the Bering Sea. It also carries LPG from Russia westward to where we met it, where the fuel is transferred to normal LPG tankers such as the red ship, the "British Sapphire", for delivery to the European market. What a difference a century makes!

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Percy Schramm, Gudrun, Peter_Private_Box, Berny and 25 other people have particularly liked this photo


22 comments - The latest ones
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful capture.
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Phenomenal shot and PIP!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
5 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Une capture intéressante et remarquable *********
5 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
LOVE THE PHOTO BUT LOVE THE RESEARCH ON THE GOODWORKING SHIPS.
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Fine impressions, George ! And interesting text !
5 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Great capture and excellent narrative George !
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful composition George.
5 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Beautiful colour contrasts George.
It looks very cold.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Great commentary, George, and a beautiful set of photos.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Thanks for the visit, comments and faves.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Hope all is going well.
5 years ago.
 Joel Dinda
Joel Dinda club
Love the story. & the pic. Thanks.
5 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
✨ Great capture.
5 years ago.
 Simone Maurel
Simone Maurel club
très interessant commentaire et photo
5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A commanding view with your very interesting 'fact guide' to go with it. Great stuff George.
5 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
What a sight, great shot! Thank you for the fascinating info, too.
5 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very beautiful marine compo !
5 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi George

I really like this scene, and great information t go with it.

Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter
5 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Highly interesting! when we passed there also were 3 LNG tankers and a tug, though different ones:-)
5 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Seems to be a very cold day.
5 years ago.

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