Upon boarding the ship, Levente Varga said he was very happy to be part of the expedition and to raise the Hungarian flag at the North Pole. He hopes to make many new acquaintances and many new friends along the way.
The participants of the expedition are waiting for interesting programs on the way, in addition to scientific lectures, experiments and master classes, where they can get acquainted with the specific flora and fauna of the Arctic, as well as developments related to shipping in the North Sea route.
In a project supported by Rosatom
In addition to Russian students, young people from Bangladesh, South Africa, Belarus, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, China, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Mongolia, Armenia, Tunisia and Uzbekistan are taking part.
The nuclear icebreaker is expected to reach the North Pole via the Murmansk-Ferenc Josef Arctic route on August 17 and return to the port of Murmansk on August 22. The Russian nuclear icebreaker fleet currently consists of 7 units, led by the three world-class nuclear icebreakers of the latest generation, Arktika, Sibir and Ural.
The previous generation of 50 Let Pobedi ships participating in the expedition, which is currently the largest and one of the most modern nuclear-powered icebreakers. Its technical features allow it to be deployed in any ice-covered area of the North Sea to pass convoys of ships, rescue ships stuck in ice, and deliver expeditions to their destination.
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