How Icebreaking Works

#DYK we use two types of vessels to keep waterways ice-free?
Check out this short video to discover how our icebreakers and hovercraft provide icebreaking services that help prevent floods and keep marine traffic moving.
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[@baggio5504]

Good luck and safe work. Hello from Kazakhstan

[@jiaweizhang4166]

I didn't know hovercraft can also be used for icebreaking. BZ!

[@Lionelltd]

This is pretty cool

[@elandras_world2524]

Thanks for explaining

[@kevingraham236]

How a nation choses to utilize their Ice Breakers is a sovereign decision! But like all technology they have a practical application and intended use or purpose! That use can be perverted politically in the pursuit of more and more GDP? Is that not so! Namaste Peace Love Harmony Freedom