Commonwealth (2010-2011 icy captivity)

So, let's begin. 25.12.10 p / b Commonwealth and 2 more ship stuck in the ice in the Sakhalin Bay. The rescue operation lasted until 1 February 2011. Were involved in 3 icebreaker: Krasin and Admiral Makarov Magadan, later to new locations could be reached only 2. Magadan did not have enough power and as a result very nearly had to be rescued.

1. Around a few kilometers there was only ice ...





2. ... two of our neighbor ...



3 ... and uninhabited island.



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5. The weather is not happy, snowstorms and low temperatures almost every day. Poetomy pegulyarno had to clean the deck of snow and ice.



6. But it turned out the island is not so lonely. Soon we came to the guest.



7. varnish something. Looks like someone threw something.



8. After attempts failed to get yourself an influx of icebreakers.



9. tr Beach Hope critical situation and he urgently needed to refuel.



10. Because of the dense ice ice had to work at a dangerously long distances.



11. First conducted both vessels obnovremenno, but then it was decided to first withdraw Beach Hope.



12. A few days spuchtya icebreakers returned to us. Work has begun to boil again. And the day ...



13. ... and night.



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15. Due to the huge base of all time were torn, so-called "whiskers". Delivery implement mozhnl was only helicopter.



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17. Work on the conclusion lasted a very long time ...



18 ... and with great difficulty.



19. Finally February 1, 2011 we were taken to clean water, where we continued to work ...



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