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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (209590)	11/27/2012 6:32:04 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

This post of yours is simply the best one on climate change I have ever seen. Must watch for everyone. Dire Straights it is... Climate change,,,video............... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pznsPkJy2x8&feature=player_embedded

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (209590)

11/27/2012 12:57:47 PM

From: koan

Respond to of 541933

That is a cool picture. The ice is thin enough now for the two ice breakers to lead the way through the ice.

25 November 2012

Gas tanker Ob River attempts first winter Arctic crossing

By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BBC News

Icebreakers are required to escort the tanker
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A large tanker carrying liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to become the first ship of its type to sail across the Arctic.

The carrier, Ob River, left Norway in November and has sailed north of Russia on its way to Japan.

The specially equipped tanker is due to arrive in early December and will shave 20 days off the journey.

The owners say that changing climate conditions and a volatile gas market make the Arctic transit profitable.