A new study calculates the likelihood of ships of becoming stuck in Arctic sea ice
A vessels ice class and the concentration of sea ice were the two biggest risk factors.
Over the past decade shipping traffic in the Arctic has expanded rapidly, especially along Russia’s Northern Sea Route, which has seen a ten-fold increase in cargo volume over the past decade. As Arctic sea ice recedes as a result of climate change, more and more vessels with low ice-class are venturing into the region.
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