| New Ship Breaks New Grounds, And Old Ice |
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It can crush ice sideways and stay precisely on station to an accuracy of a meter. It can drill a hole 1,000 meters deep into the seabed while floating above 5,000 meters of ocean and it can generate 55 megawatts of power. So far, Aurora Borealis is the most unusual ship that has never been built, and it represents a floating laboratory for European science, a breakthrough for polar research and a very big headache for international lawyers. Read more at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071130101036.htm. |
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