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November 28, 2012

Tanker ship making first arctic crossing
Hammerfest, Norway (UPI) Nov 26, 2012
A large gas tanker ship is set to sail across the arctic from Europe to Japan, now possible with changing climate conditions, officials said. The Ob River, a large tanker carrying liquefied natural gas, left Norway Nov. 7 and has sailed north of Russia on its way to Japan, using an arctic route that will take 20 days off the regular journey and have it arrive in Japan in early December, the BBC reported Sunday. The retreating ice is opening up new sea routes from the Atlantic to the Paci ... read more

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