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Icebreaker underway to assist ships stuck on Northern Sea Route
As many as 21 merchant ships may have become stranded in ice in November 2021 after attempting to follow the Northern Sea Route along the Russian Arctic coast. Six were stranded near the north Chukotka coast near the Bering Strait. 15, including bulk carriers and an oil tanker, were stuck in the East Siberian Sea. The route appears to have frozen earlier than expected this year. Ships began reporting being stranded in early November. The weather forecasts were inaccurate. Shipping companies using the route typically book icebreakers to accompany them if they are expecting bad weather. Last week, the 'Novorossiysk', which had sailed from Vladivostok on Nov 4, began pushing its way through the Chukchi Sea to assist the stranded ships.
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